Cano de la Cuerda R, Alguacil Diego IM, Alonso Martín JJ, Molero Sánchez A, Miangolarra Page JC. Cardiac rehabilitation programs and health-related quality of life. State of the art.
Rev Esp Cardiol 2011;
65:72-9. [PMID:
22015019 DOI:
10.1016/j.recesp.2011.07.016]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the main health problem in developed countries. Prevention is presented as the most effective and efficient primary care intervention, whereas cardiac rehabilitation programs are considered the most effective of secondary prevention interventions; however, these are underused. This literature review examines the effectiveness and the levels of evidence of cardiac rehabilitation programs, their components, their development and role in developed countries, applications in different fields of research and treatment, including their psychological aspects, and their application in heart failure as a paradigm of disease care under this type of intervention. It is completed by a review of the impact of such programs on measures of health-related quality of life, describing the instruments involved in studies in recent scientific literature.
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