Functional Capacity but not Early Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation Predicts Readmission in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: Sex, race, and functional capacity were important predictors of readmission for metabolic syndrome, even when cardiac rehabilitation intake was delayed. Results raise questions about the unique traits of patients with metabolic syndrome and need for novel approaches to improve cardiac rehabilitation utilization and functional capacity in metabolic syndrome.
PMID: 29303869 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 5, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Siegmund LA, Albert NM, McClelland MS, Bena JF, Morrison SL Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research