Association of age and quality of life following phase II cardiac rehabilitation.
The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following a major cardiac event are without question. Less well known, however, is the association of age with improved quality of life following rehabilitation. Subjects (n = 300) completed a 3-month phase II cardiac rehabilitation program following either a coronary artery bypass graft or a valve procedure. There were similar gains in health-related quality of life across all age groups; our results suggest that there needs to be a greater focus on emotional needs among our younger patients.
Kardis
Penny
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Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA. Penny.kardis@inova.com
Sherman
Marianne
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Barnett
Scott D
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014768:Virginia