Women's Preferences for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Do Home-Based and Women Only Programs Better Meet Their Needs?

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dc.contributor.advisorGrace, Sherry
dc.creatorAndraos, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T15:17:18Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T15:17:18Z
dc.date.copyright2014-08-14
dc.date.issued2015-01-26
dc.date.updated2015-01-26T15:17:18Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractBackground: Although cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is effective, women report programs do not meet their needs. The objectives of the study were to describe women’s: (1) adherence to CR allocation, (2) satisfaction by model attended, and (3) CR preferences. Design & Methods: Female patients were randomized to mixed-sex, women-only, or home-based CR. Patients were recruited from six hospitals. Consenting participants were asked to complete a survey. Eligible patients were randomized. Participants were mailed a follow-up survey. Results: Overall 169 (18.6%) patients were randomized, of which 116 (68.6%) were retained. Forty-five (26.6%) participants did not receive the allocated model. Satisfaction was high (mean=4.23±1.16/5; p=0.85), but women-only participants felt more comfortable in their workout attire (p=0.003), and perceived the environment as less competitive (p=0.02). Patients preferred mixed-sex (n=44, 41.9%) and women-only (n=44, 41.9%) CR, over home-based (n=17, 16.2%). Conclusion: Females were highly satisfied regardless of CR model attended, but preferred supervised programs most.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/28279
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.subject.keywordsWomen's Healthen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCardiac Rehabilitationen_US
dc.subject.keywordsWomen's Preferencesen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCardiac Rehabilitation Barriersen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCardiac Rehabilitation Satisfactionen_US
dc.titleWomen's Preferences for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Do Home-Based and Women Only Programs Better Meet Their Needs?
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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