Impact of reduced group size on patient adherence and functional outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: insights from a COVID-19 pandemic natural experiment

• Main Authors: Rachael M. Chait (Author), Julia Ossi (Author), Brett M. Colbert (Author), Eric Huang (Author), Juliann Gilchrist (Author), Thais Garcia (Author), Sharon Andrade-Bucknor (Author), Azizi Seixas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionCardiac rehabilitation (CR) adherence and functional outcomes were measured after COVID-19 regulations reduced group sizes to one-on-one, modeling a natural experiment.MethodsA retrospective analysis using a natural experiment model measured participants in 12 weeks of CR during the 17 m...