Exploring Psychological Factors and Metacognitive Beliefs in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Single-Group Pre–Post Study
Overview
This single-group pre-post study examines the impact of an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program on anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in 89 patients with cardiovascular disease. The research highlights that reductions in dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs were the strongest predictor of improved quality of life, surpassing changes in depressive or anxious symptoms. The resource is intended for readers interested in the psychological factors influencing cardiac rehabilitation outcomes.
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- Giada Pietrabissa (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Giada Rapelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Denise M. Bruno (MultiMedica), Clarissa Volpi (IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano), Lia Crotti (IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano), Gianluca Castelnuovo (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
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- 2025-11-18
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- 10.3390/ejihpe15110236
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@article{allodium:2cfac8e687504e1a,
title = {Exploring Psychological Factors and Metacognitive Beliefs in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Single-Group Pre–Post Study},
author = {Giada Pietrabissa and Giada Rapelli and Denise M. Bruno and Clarissa Volpi and Lia Crotti and Gianluca Castelnuovo},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3390/ejihpe15110236},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15110236}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Exploring Psychological Factors and Metacognitive Beliefs in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Single-Group Pre–Post Study AU - Pietrabissa, Giada AU - Rapelli, Giada AU - Bruno, Denise M. AU - Volpi, Clarissa AU - Crotti, Lia AU - Castelnuovo, Gianluca PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3390/ejihpe15110236 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15110236 ER -
APA
Pietrabissa, G., Rapelli, G., Bruno, D. M., Volpi, C., Crotti, L., & Castelnuovo, G. (2025). Exploring Psychological Factors and Metacognitive Beliefs in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Single-Group Pre–Post Study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15110236
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