The second issue of 2023 (Volume 43, No. 2) will be available in early March for AACVPR members. For an overview of the content in this issue, please view the brief video below:
You can access the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Editorial
- Alternative Models of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Scientific Review
- Benefits, Facilitators and Barriers of Alternative Models of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Association of Perceived Health Competence with Cardiac Rehabilitation Initiation
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SUMMARY: Getting patients to enroll in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program remains a challenge. One factor that researchers suspect may help explain the suboptimal takeup of CR is perceived health competence. The term refers to an individual’s confidence in his or her ability to attain health-focused goals. In the Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study (VICS), adults with acute coronary syndrome were scored on two of the eight questions making up the Perceived Health Competence Scale (PHCS). Among 1,809 patients enrolled in the study, just 294 – or 16% of the sample – reported starting CR within three months of their release from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Analysis revealed that study participants who said they initiated CR had higher PHCS-2 scores than participants who declined to sign up and attend CR. It is important to recognize that people can gain or improve their confidence, and the findings suggest that motivational interviewing and other interventions might be useful for the purpose of modifying perceived health competence. In turn, the study authors concluded, boosting perceived health competence has the potential to increase participation in CR – although they acknowledge the multitude of other influences on initiation, including insurance status, income and smoking status.
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- The Association between a Second Course of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Outcomes following Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Events
- Long-term Maintenance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Gains after Cardiac Rehabilitation Reduces Mortality Risk in Patients with Multimorbidity
- A Non-Exercise Prediction of Peak Oxygen Uptake for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Data from the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise International Database (FRIEND)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- COPD Patients with High Peripheral Blood Eosinophil Counts have Better Predicted Improvement in 6MWD after Rehabilitation: A Preliminary Study
Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Fitness in Patients with Subclinical Markers of Cardiotoxicity While Receiving Chemotherapy. A Randomized-Controlled Study
- Diabetes is Negatively Associated with Meeting Physical Activity Time-Intensity Guidelines in Patients with Claudication
E-Publications
Infographic
Factors Hindering Cardiac Rehabilitation in Low And Middle-Income Countries, by Level and Setting
Research Letters
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Program In Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Promising Results
- Risk-Factor Assessment in Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
- The Interplay Between Socioeconomic Status, Sauna Bathing and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Longitudinal Study
Upcoming Content
For upcoming content in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Check out the Published Ahead of Print section for articles published ahead of the print version of JCRP.