TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women With Cardiovascular Disease:An Integrative Review
AU - McCarthy, Margaret M.
AU - Vaughan Dickson, Victoria
AU - Chyun, Deborah
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Although death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) have declined in recent years, it continues to be the leading cause of death for women in the United States. The risk factors for CVD are well established and include physical inactivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2008, 38% of women reported no physical activity. For many women who experience a cardiac event, their first opportunity to become physically active is through a formal cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program. Unfortunately, women often underutilize CR programs. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the barriers to participation in a CR program among women with CVD.
AB - Although death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) have declined in recent years, it continues to be the leading cause of death for women in the United States. The risk factors for CVD are well established and include physical inactivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2008, 38% of women reported no physical activity. For many women who experience a cardiac event, their first opportunity to become physically active is through a formal cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program. Unfortunately, women often underutilize CR programs. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the barriers to participation in a CR program among women with CVD.
KW - Barriers
KW - Cardiac rehabilitation
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Review
KW - Women
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U2 - 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181f877e9
DO - 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181f877e9
M3 - Article
C2 - 21107274
AN - SCOPUS:80052302417
SN - 0889-4655
VL - 26
SP - E1-E10
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
IS - 5
ER -