{
    "abstract": "Background Japan's aging population faces a rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), resulting in an increased demand for specialized cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This study investigated the characteristics of older patients and the current status of CR in Japanese convalescent rehabilitation hospitals. Materials and methods This retrospective cohort study enrolled 107 patients who were transferred to a rehabilitation hospital following acute CVD treatment. The patients were divided into an older group (aged \u226580 years) and a control group (aged <80 years). Clinical characteristics, physical and cognitive function, exercise tolerance, activities of daily living (ADL), health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), and CR components were collected and analyzed. Results Despite shorter aerobic exercise duration (median, 9.8 (IQR, 0.4-19.2) vs. 20.6 (11.7-29.8) min, ",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Rehabilitation, Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Tomohiro",
            "initials": "T",
            "lastname": "Matsuo"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Rehabilitation, Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Takuro",
            "initials": "T",
            "lastname": "Ohtsubo"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Rehabilitation, Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Tomoki",
            "initials": "T",
            "lastname": "Yanase"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Rehabilitation, Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Katsuhiro",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "Ueno"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Cardiology, Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Shuichi",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Kozawa"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, JPN.",
            "firstname": "Yosuke",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Morimoto"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright \u00a9 2025, Matsuo et al.",
    "doi": "10.7759/cureus.80939",
    "journal": "Cureus",
    "keywords": [
        "cardiac rehabilitation",
        "cardiac rehabilitation components",
        "older patients",
        "post-acute care",
        "rehabilitation hospital"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-04-21",
    "pubmed_id": "40255835\n30354536\n33047945\n36503954\n34052442\n38220172\n37702812\n29699619\n39391550\n25828791\n8476548\n8126356\n12091180\n1202204\n12007165\n19812868\n12462371\n4466663\n15052217\n32336392\n22271753\n36065074\n19001042\n8914498\n8190152\n33846721\n25359356\n26970831\n12798821\n19096191",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Characteristics of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Patients in a Japanese Rehabilitation Hospital.",
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}