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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Smoking Cessation in Cardiovascular Patients After Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation Publisher Pubmed



Sadeghi M1 ; Shabib G1 ; Masoumi G1 ; Amerizadeh A1 ; Shahabi J1 ; Heidari R1 ; Roohafza H1
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  1. 1. Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Current Problems in Cardiology Published:2021


Abstract

Smoking is the most important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor causes around approximately one of every 4 cardiovascular-related deaths worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the standard way of management of heart diseases after myocardial infraction. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular patients’ quit smoking after participation in CR. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, and google scholar were searched systematically. In total, 18 studies were analyzed. Results showed that the mean age of smokers’ were 54.80 (52.06, 57.55), and of them 53 % (22%, 83%) quit smoking after participating in CR. Subgroup analysis showed that among type of CR the most effective one was the educational along with physical exercise (comprehensive CR) cause 99% (98%, 100%) smoking cessation (SC). Group-based methods with76% (57%, 94%) of quitters showed to be more effective than individual-based. It can be concluded that CR has been effective in terms of smoking cessation. © 2020 Elsevier Inc.
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