Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a behavior change intervention to promote long-term adherence to a healthy lifestyle for patients with heart disease. The components of cardiac rehabilitation are:
Chief components:
patient assessment; patient self-management (physical activity, diet, medication adherence, smoking); exercise training; psychosocial support
Other components:
physical activity counseling; nutritional counseling; weight management; blood pressure management; lipid (cholesterol) management; diabetes management; tobacco cessation