Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

Despite the well-documented benefits of exercise, adherence among patients with coronary
heart disease (CHD) has been low during and after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) as well as …

Background: An increase in physical activity for secondary prevention of cardiovascular
disease and cardiac rehabilitation has multiple therapeutic benefits, including decreased …

Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of disability and mortality and is associated with an
increasing rate of hospitalization. 1 In Canada, about 400,000 people live with HF, 2 with …

Background: Lifestyles and a poor nutritional status are two factors iníluencing the high
prevalence of non communicable chronic diseases among Chilean workers. Aim: To …

Risk factor reduction and modification of patient lifestyle have become the focus of
secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation programs. Considering the scarcity of …

Background As lifestyle adherence and risk factor management following completion of
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) have been shown to be problematic, we developed a brief self …

Objective: Despite guideline consensus that quality of nutrition affects most modifiable
cardiovascular disease risk factors, the implementation of dietary interventions varies …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation is very important for the recovery and the secondary
prevention of cardiovascular disease, and one of its main strategies is to increase the level …

Methods: A prospective longitudinal design was used. The sample consisted of 51 adults
who (1) were diagnosed with/recovering from an acute cardiac event, treatment, or …