The role of cardiac rehabilitation in influencing psychological outcomes

Stress and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-277

  Worcester, Marian U C ^a,b   le Grande, Michael R ^a  

^a Heart Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cardiac rehabilitation; Depression; Psychosocial outcomes; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCREENING;

EID: 51849119355     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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