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2016

Cardiology

Dordt University

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Impact Of Home- And Hospital-Based Exercise In Cardiac Rehabilitation On Hopelessness In Patients With Coronary Heart Disease, Susan L. Dunn, L. Maureen Dunn, Nicole P. Rieth, Grace B. Olamijulo, Lien L. Swieringa, Theresa P. Holden, Jacob A. Clark, Holli A. Devon, Nathan L. Tintle Jan 2016

Impact Of Home- And Hospital-Based Exercise In Cardiac Rehabilitation On Hopelessness In Patients With Coronary Heart Disease, Susan L. Dunn, L. Maureen Dunn, Nicole P. Rieth, Grace B. Olamijulo, Lien L. Swieringa, Theresa P. Holden, Jacob A. Clark, Holli A. Devon, Nathan L. Tintle

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Hopelessness is associated with increased adverse events and decreased survival in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of regular home- and hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) exercise on hopelessness levels in patients with CHD, hypothesizing that increased exercise in either setting would lead to decreased state hopelessness.