title: Satisfaction and cardiac lifestyle.
abstract: A descriptive, correlational approach was used to examine the relationship between success with a recommended cardiac lifestyle and satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme 1 year following completion. The Cardiac Lifestyle Questionnaire (CLQ) and the Programme Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) evaluated success in eight lifestyle dimensions and four satisfaction areas. Seventy-two participants (85.7%) returned questionnaires. Successful lifestyle dimensions included exercise, tobacco, alcohol and weight; diet, stress and hypertension were unsuccessful. Two open-ended programme satisfaction questions revealed that 'caring' and 'individualized' approaches were most favoured by participants. These provide direction for high-quality care in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. Discriminant analysis did not yield a statistically significant separation of groups relative to cardiac lifestyle on the basis of programme satisfaction areas.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Royal Alexandra Hospital Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castelein
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012723:Sex; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors