Comorbidities and Psychosocial Characteristics as Determinants of Dropout in Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation.

CONCLUSIONS: Neither demographic characteristics nor clinical status or exercise capacity could independently identify patients who were at risk of dropout. The presence of comorbidities and a vulnerable psychosocial background rather seem to play a key role in dropout. PMID: 26422639 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - September 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Pardaens S, De Smedt D, De Bacquer D, Willems AM, Verstreken S, De Sutter J Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research