Improving the Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Cardiac Rehabilitation: The PATHWAY Research Programme Including 4 RCTs

• Main Authors: Adrian Wells (Author), David Reeves (Author), Peter Fisher (Author), Linda Davies (Author), Gemma Shields (Author), Patrick Joseph Doherty (Author), Anthony Heagerty (Author), Calvin Heal (Author), Lindsey Brown (Author), Lora Capobianco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Cardiac rehabilitation improves health and quality of life and reduces risk of further cardiac events. Twenty-eight per cent of cardiac rehabilitation patients experience clinically significant anxiety and 19% suffer depression. Such patients are at greater risk of death, further cardiac...