Open AccessSocial Smoking Environment and Associations With Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance
Author(s) -
Hypatia A. Bolívar,
Rebecca J. Elliott,
William A Middleton,
Jin Ho Yoon,
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli,
Ilana Haliwa,
Charles A. Miller,
Philip A. Ades,
Diann E. Gaalema
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1932-751X
pISSN - 1932-7501
DOI - 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000518
Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , rehabilitation , environmental health , gerontology , physical therapy , economics , economic growth
Continued cigarette smoking after a major cardiac event predicts worse health outcomes and leads to reduced participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Understanding which characteristics of current smokers are associated with CR attendance and smoking cessation will help improve care for these high-risk patients. We examined whether smoking among social connections was associated with CR participation and continued smoking in cardiac patients.