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ReviewCirculation reports2025

Occupational Therapy for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease　- A Systematic Review.

Tomonori Takeda, Daichi Tsukakoshi, Atsuhiro Tsubaki, Shuhei Yamamoto

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Review in Circulation reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Tomonori TakedaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Niigata Minami Hospital Niigata Japan.
Daichi TsukakoshiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shinshu University Hospital Nagano Japan.
Atsuhiro TsubakiGraduate School of Health and Welfare, Niigata University of Health and Welfare Niigata Japan.
Shuhei YamamotoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shinshu University Hospital Nagano Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is high worldwide. Occupational therapy (OT) allows individuals to participate in activities of daily living (ADLs) and improves their quality of life. However, whether OT improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL), ADLs, fatigue, occupational performance, rehospitalization, and mortality in patients with CVD remains unclear. This study aimed to determine whether OT improves HRQOL, ADLs, fatigue, occupational performance, rehospitalization, and mortality in patients with CVD using a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods and Results: A literature search of 3 databases in October 2024 yielded 4 RCTs on OT in CVD patients. Two trials (n=208) assessed HRQOL, while 2 others (n=220) examined ADLs. One trial (n=23) evaluated fatigue and occupational performance, and another (n=93) assessed rehospitalization and mortality. Due to insufficient data on HRQOL and ADL improvement in 1 trial, a meta-analysis was not feasible. Similarly, a meta-analysis of fatigue, occupational performance, rehospitalization, and mortality could not be performed due to the limited number of studies. Conclusions: The results showed no clear evidence that OT improves HRQOL or ADLs in patients with CVD.

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Activities of daily livingCardiac rehabilitationHeart diseaseOccupational therapyQuality of life

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PMID40497128
PMCPMC12148352

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