Sex differences in cardiac rehabilitation adherence: a meta-analysis
E Oosenbrug, RP Marinho, J Zhang, S Marzolini… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation is associated with significantly lower
mortality, and this benefit has been established as dose-dependent. Because it has been
suggested that women are adherent to CR programs less than men, the objective of this
study was to review CR adherence among women and men, and to determine whether a
sex difference exists. Methods MedLine, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane
databases were systematically searched. Titles and abstracts were screened, and selected …
mortality, and this benefit has been established as dose-dependent. Because it has been
suggested that women are adherent to CR programs less than men, the objective of this
study was to review CR adherence among women and men, and to determine whether a
sex difference exists. Methods MedLine, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane
databases were systematically searched. Titles and abstracts were screened, and selected …