1987
The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease.
Levine J, Warrenburg S, Kerns R, Schwartz G, Delaney R, Fontana A, Gradman A, Smith S, Allen S, Cascione R. The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987, 49: 109-117. PMID: 3575599, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198703000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseDenial of illnessHeart diseaseCoronary bypass surgerySeverity of illnessHigh deniersCourse of recoveryBypass surgeryHospital dischargeHospital recoveryMale patientsCardiac dysfunctionIntensive careMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsIllness ScaleLow deniersMedical recommendationsLevine DenialMore daysIllnessLongitudinal studyPatientsInternal consistencyDisease
1986
Exercise Training for Cardiac Patients
Fontana A, Kerns R, Rosenberg R, Marcus J, Colonese K. Exercise Training for Cardiac Patients. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 1986, 6: 4-15. DOI: 10.1097/00008483-198601000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise trainingExercise adherenceCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryUncomplicated acute myocardial infarctionAerobic fitnessBypass graft surgeryAcute myocardial infarctionYear posthospitalizationGraft surgeryMyocardial infarctionCardiac patientsDyspneic symptomsPsychologic benefitsExercise activitiesCompletion of trainingPatientsAdherenceExercise sitesPsychologic mechanismsMood statesFinal sample