Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: Lessons Learned for Long-Term Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although some research supports the maintenance of positive outcomes from cardiac rehabilitation Phase II (CR II) up to 12 months, the barriers to maintaining physical activity and risk factor management during CR maintenance (CR III) are well known.

Aim

To investigate participants' ability to sustain clinical, quality-of-life (QOL), and behavioral outcomes and share their experiences 6 months after CR II completion.

Methods

Longitudinal explanatory sequential pre-CR/post-CR study in a community hospital within a large health system. A convenience sample of 155 participants completed a reassessment of health outcomes. Participants also completed an online survey about barriers and facilitators during and after CR II. Analysis methods included MANOVA and sum

SUBMITTER: Monturo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12676506 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature