Gender differences in relation to motivation and compliance in cardiac rehabilitation.
Cardiac rehabilitation is increasingly becoming accepted as a treatment that improves quality of life post myocardial infarction. Typically a higher proportion of men than women attend cardiac rehabilitation classes. Low attendance by women gives the impression that women are less motivated and therefore less complaint towards cardiac rehabilitation. A number of issues need to be addressed by health workers, if equality is to be achieved and women are to be encouraged to take up such health orientated initiatives.
Tardivel
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Critical Care Unit, Jersey General Hospital, USA.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life