A multi-site mixed-method evaluation of 'Cardiac College for Women' implementation: perspectives of cardiac rehabilitation patients and providers.

A curriculum was developed to address the dearth of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation (CR) education. This study investigated: (1) patient utilization of the education; (2) acceptability and applicability of the education; as well as (3) patient and CR providers' experiences implementing it. This was a multi-site, mixed-methods study.

A multi-site prospective controlled pilot evaluation of Cardiac College for Women in the cardiac rehabilitation setting.

Objective: To test the limited efficacy of women-focused educational materials within supervised cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for the first time when compared to standard co-educational CR.

Methods: A multi-site, prospective, pilot study with blinded outcome assessment was conducted at two Canadian CR programs. At intake, participants selected women-only CR with women-focused education (12 weeks) or a standard co-educational program (16 weeks).