Randomized trial assessing the impact of a musculoskeletal intervention for pain before participating in a weight management program.

Purpose: Obesity increases the risk of developing physical disability and pain. Persons with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m or more have an increased risk for osteoarthritis compared with those with a BMI between 25 and 29 kg/m. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of treatment directed at reducing musculoskeletal pain on weight loss in obese subjects prior to participation in a 6-month weight management (WM) program.

The effect of a women- and healthcare-provider-focused heart health awareness initiative on diagnostic catheterization rates in women at community hospitals.

The American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry was used to assess the impact of a community education campaign related to heart disease in women on the number of women, relative to men, receiving diagnostic catheterization prior to initiation of the campaign and at 2-year follow-up. Catheterizations fell 7.03% in men and 0.

Effect of a weight management program on the determinants and prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

Objective: As prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome (met synd) rises, establishing effective, community-based treatments is imperative. Our investigation sought to evaluate and report the effect of a weight management program on the prevalence and determinants of met synd, and the effect of participation level.

Methods And Procedures: Between 10 July 2001 and 17 November 2005, 339 of 574 individuals enrolled in and completed our 6-month weight management program at the McConnell Heart Health Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Depressive symptoms and sex affect completion rates and clinical outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation.

Symptoms of depression are often seen in patients with coronary heart disease. Symptoms appear more commonly in women and are negatively associated with measures of cardiovascular health. Using multiple logistic regression analyses, the authors evaluated the independent effects of depression (as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory [BDI-II]) and sex on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) completion.

Effect of a community-based weight management program on weight loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Objective: The purpose of our retrospective database analysis was to describe and evaluate the outcomes of a weight loss intervention in a community medical wellness center.

Research Methods And Procedures: Four hundred eighteen overweight and obese adults entered the program between 2001 and 2004. Forty-seven percent completed the 6-month program designed using standards and recommendations established by the NIH, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Academy of Sports Medicine.

Cardiac rehabilitation is associated with an improvement in C-reactive protein levels in both men and women with cardiovascular disease.

Purpose: Inflammation is involved in the development of atherosclerotic plaque. The most studied indicator of inflammation in coronary heart diseases (CHD) is C-reactive protein (CRP) which has prognostic significance in those with CHD. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on this marker of vascular inflammation, CRP.

Clinical profile and outcomes of diabetic and nondiabetic patients in cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus have increased risk of cardiovascular disease; however, there are limited data addressing cardiac rehabilitation in these patients. This study assessed the effectiveness of participation in cardiac rehabilitation on clinical outcomes after myocardial infarction and/or revascularization procedures in diabetic and nondiabetic patients.

Methods: Analysis on 1505 patients completing a minimum of 7 weeks of a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program included fasting lipid profile and glucose, body mass index, and metabolic equivalent time in patients with diabetes (n = 292) and without diabetes (n = 1213).

Independent effect of cardiac rehabilitation on lipids in coronary artery disease.

Purpose: We evaluate the effects cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation independent of using lipid-altering agents (LAAs) on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglyceride. Measurements included absolute and relative change in lipids and increases in percent of patients achieving goals.

Methods: Analysis of 766 patients who participated in CR between 2000 and 2003 was performed.