Predictors of drop-out from an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programme

A M Yohannes, A Yalfani, P Doherty, C Bundy

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Abstract

To investigate the prevalence and predictors of early drop-out from a cardiac rehabilitation programme and also whether completers and drop-out patients differed in relation to their illness cognitions, gender and psychological distress and quality of life.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)222-9
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Rehabilitation
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

Keywords

  • Age Factors
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Coronary Disease
  • Female
  • Great Britain
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Dropouts
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Quality of Life
  • Questionnaires
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Stress, Psychological

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