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ArticleJournal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2017

Patient Characteristics Predictive of Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence.

Diann E Gaalema, Patrick D Savage, Jason L Rengo, Alex Y Cutler, Rebecca J Elliott, Jeffrey S Priest, Stephen T Higgins, Philip A Ades

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Article in Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Diann E GaalemaVermont Center on Behavior and Health, Burlington (Drs Gaalema, Higgins, and Ades, Mr Cutler, and Ms Elliott); Departments of Psychiatry (Drs Gaalema and Higgins, Mr Cutler, and Ms Elliott), Psychology (Drs Gaalema and Higgins), and Medical Biostatistics (Mr Savage and Rengo and Dr Ades), University of Vermont, Burlington; and Department of Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington (Dr Priest).
Patrick D Savage
Jason L Rengo
Alex Y Cutler
Rebecca J Elliott
Jeffrey S Priest
Stephen T Higgins
Philip A Ades

Funding

Vermont Center on Behavior and HealthP20GM103644 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI KHADANGA, SHERRIE · 2013 to 2022
$21.3M
Vermont Center on Tobacco Regulatory ScienceP50DA036114 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI HIGGINS, STEPHEN T · 2013 to 2017
$19.1M
NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA036114NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a program of structured exercise and interventions for coronary risk factor reduction that reduces morbidity and mortality rates following a major cardiac event. Although a dose-response relationship between the number of CR sessions completed and health outcomes has been demonstrated, adherence with CR is not high. In this study, we examined associations between the number of sessions completed within CR and patient demographics, clinical characteristics, smoking status, and socioeconomic status (SES).

methodsMultiple logistic regression and classification and regression tree (CART) modeling were used to examine associations between participant characteristics measured at CR intake and the number of sessions completed in a prospectively collected CR clinical database (n = 1658).

resultsCurrent smoking, lower SES, nonsurgical diagnosis, exercise-limiting comorbidities, and lower age independently predicted fewer sessions completed. The CART analysis illustrates how combinations of these characteristics (ie, risk profiles) predict the number of sessions completed. Those with the highest-risk profile for nonadherence (<65 years old, current smoker, lower SES) completed on average 9 sessions while those with the lowest-risk profile (>72 years old, not current smoker, higher SES, surgical diagnosis) completed 27 sessions on average.

conclusionsYounger individuals, as well as those who report smoking or economic challenges or have a nonsurgical diagnosis, may require additional support to maintain CR session attendance.

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Age FactorsCardiac RehabilitationExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingSocioeconomic FactorsVermont

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PMID28033166
PMCPMC5322217

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