Health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease after residential vs ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of residential (RCR) vs ambulatory (ACR) cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on health-related quality of life (QOL) connected with changes in exercise capacity of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods And Results: The 562 patients with CHD were studied: 313 participants in RCR and 249 participants in ACR. The examination was performed at the beginning of CR and after 8 weeks.