Efficacy of Cardiac Education on Dietary Habits of Subjects Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Clinical Nutrition
Date of Award
5-2005
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Elizabeth F. Lowe
Committee Members
Jamie B. Kridler, Mary-Katherine Anderson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if cardiac nutrition education can affect dietary patterns of subjects participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation. Surveys, a pretest given prior to the first cardiac class and a second identical test, administered following cardiac rehabilitation classes, were conducted. Fifty-five randomly selected participants from the outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program were initially given the posttest. Thirty-three of the 55 surveys were returned. Cardiac health classes offered by various health professionals included cardiac nutrition education, group nutrition classes, guest lectures on nutrition, and cooking demonstrations. The tests were compared to measure changes in diet and were analyzed for both surveys. Paired t-tests were used for analysis along with frequency, percentage and group statistics. The majority of the respondents demonstrated a statistically significant healthy increase in dietary changes after having participated in the classes.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Abdo, Marie-Rose Antoine, "Efficacy of Cardiac Education on Dietary Habits of Subjects Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation." (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 983. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/983
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.