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December 8, 2025Worldviews on Evidence-Based NursingOpen Access

Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: Lessons Learned for Long‐Term Outcomes

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CSCarol E. Smith

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Overview

Longitudinal study reveals barriers affecting behavioral and clinical outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation participants, suggesting innovative strategies for maintenance.

Key Points

  • To investigate the sustainability of clinical, quality-of-life, and behavioral outcomes post-cardiac rehabilitation.
  • Longitudinal explanatory sequential pre-CR/post-CR study
  • Convenience sample of 155 participants
  • Participants completed a reassessment of health outcomes and an online survey
  • Analysis methods included MANOVA and summative content analysis
  • Most behavioral outcomes sustained; not all clinical outcomes maintained
  • Improved/maintained outcomes: physical activity, tobacco status, diet, and quality-of-life
  • Worsened outcomes: weight, blood pressure, and depression
  • Participants reported motivations, concerns, goals, barriers, and resources

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Carol E. Smith (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ad4fa91c937236c661https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.70089
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