Background: New cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes, such as home programmes using the Heart Manual, are being introduced but little is known about patients' experiences of these. Aims: To compare the views of patients who had completed a home or hospital-based CR programme and explore the benefits and problems of each programme. Methods: 16 patients from 4 hospital programmes attended one of 3 focus groups; 10 home programme patients attended one of 2 focus groups. Results: Some themes were common to all focus groups: loss of confidence; continuing to exercise and lifestyle changes; understanding of heart disease. Hospital programme patients particularly enjoyed exercising in a group and mixing with other people, and gained mot...
Background. Cardiac rehabilitation can be an effective means for the secondary prevention of coronar...
AIM: to compare patient and staff perceptions of phase III cardiac rehabilitation delivered in a hos...
Chronic heart disease is one of the most prevalent forms of chronic disease, and generates significa...
The intention of this research proposal is to explore, promote and evaluate patient's perception on ...
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program...
Purpose: Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), it remains significantly u...
Objectives: To evaluate the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based programme ...
UK hospital-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) programmes offer eligible Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)...
The efficacy of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in the domains of mortality, morbidity, q...
Cardiac rehabilitation has positive effects on mortality, morbidity, quality of life and many cardia...
Background: The burden of cardiovascular disease world‐wide is one of great concern to patients an...
This study aimed to investigate what it means to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack to parti...
Background: The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been well documented including re...
Objectives Cardiac rehabilitation programmes offer eligible coronary heart disease patients informa...
Objectives: This study evaluated the effectiveness of cardiac counseling and rehabilitation programs...
Background. Cardiac rehabilitation can be an effective means for the secondary prevention of coronar...
AIM: to compare patient and staff perceptions of phase III cardiac rehabilitation delivered in a hos...
Chronic heart disease is one of the most prevalent forms of chronic disease, and generates significa...
The intention of this research proposal is to explore, promote and evaluate patient's perception on ...
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program...
Purpose: Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), it remains significantly u...
Objectives: To evaluate the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based programme ...
UK hospital-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) programmes offer eligible Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)...
The efficacy of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in the domains of mortality, morbidity, q...
Cardiac rehabilitation has positive effects on mortality, morbidity, quality of life and many cardia...
Background: The burden of cardiovascular disease world‐wide is one of great concern to patients an...
This study aimed to investigate what it means to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack to parti...
Background: The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been well documented including re...
Objectives Cardiac rehabilitation programmes offer eligible coronary heart disease patients informa...
Objectives: This study evaluated the effectiveness of cardiac counseling and rehabilitation programs...
Background. Cardiac rehabilitation can be an effective means for the secondary prevention of coronar...
AIM: to compare patient and staff perceptions of phase III cardiac rehabilitation delivered in a hos...
Chronic heart disease is one of the most prevalent forms of chronic disease, and generates significa...