Contribution of individual and cumulative frailty-related health deficits on cardiac rehabilitation completion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the high burden of frailty among cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participants, it is unclear which frailty-related deficits are related to program completion.

Methods

Data from a single-centre exercise- and education-based CR program were included. A frailty index (FI) based on 25 health deficits was constructed. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of CR completion based on the presence of individual FI items. The odds of completion for cumulative deficits related to biomarkers, body composition, quality of life, as well as a composite of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factor domains were examined.

Results

A total of 3,756 individuals were included in analyses. Eight of 25 FI variables were positively associated with p

SUBMITTER: Hillier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854083 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature