In the Intensive Prevention Program study, having non-physician ‘prevention assistants’ as the primary contacts in the context of a long-term prevention program after MI showed a highly significant improvement in the control of cardiovascular risk factors. 2 Further Challenges In the future, special emphasis has to be placed on the recruitment of more patients into AHGs, especially those in known under-represented groups (e.g., women, older patients, patients with low socioeconomic status).
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Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation: Ambulatory Heart Groups - A Model From Germany.
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