Prospective Study of the Impact of Outpatient Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation on Diet Quality, Health-related Quality of Life, and Cardiovascular Health Indices.

ABSTRACT: Intensive cardiac rehabilitation (ICR) programs are approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the basis of their expected benefits for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and health outcomes. However, the impact of outpatient ICR on diet quality, quality of life (QOL), and CVD risk factors has not been prospectively assessed. The aim of this cohort study was to test the hypothesis that patients enrolled in a Pritikin outpatient ICR program would show improved diet quality, QOL, and CVD health indexes, and that the improvements would be greater than those of patients in traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Patients enrolled in ICR (n = 230) or CR (n = 62) were assessed at baseline and at visit 24. Diet quality was assessed using the Rate Your Plate questionnaire,

SUBMITTER: Lakhani F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200263 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature