Cognitive impairments in patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR): prevalence and impact on the success of rehabilitation and return to work

Cognitive impairments in patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR): prevalence and impact on the success of rehabilitation and return to work - CoCaRehab

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005502

Enrollment

500

Registered

2014-12-03

Start date

2014-08-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F06.7 I25

Interventions

Group 1: All patients enrolled in this study will participate in the standard education program offered during CR. At discharge from CR, the effect of mild cognitive impairment on the outcome of patie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) who are insured by the German statutory pension insurance scheme will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - intensive care treatment - referral back to hospital - infectious disease (inability to participate in patient education)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome is the proportion of patients with mild cognitive impairment, as defined by a cut-off score of the MoCA. While the original version of the MoCA will be employed at admission to rehabilitation, an official parallel version will be used at discharge to explore whether the degree of impairment has changed during CR (see section secondary outcome).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patients with and without cognitive impairment at the beginning of CR will be analysed in respect of: - the success of rehabilitation at the end of CR and 6 months later, - the proportion of patients returned to work and - their cognitive ability at discharge (official parallel version of the MoCA). The success of CR will be evaluated considering the change in knowledge gained through patient education during CR. This increase in knowledge is expected to be associated with patients' cognitive ability. In the questionnaire employed to assess patients’ knowledge, correct answers will be counted and summed up to give a score ranging from 0 to 34 points. No point will be given for wrong answers. This questionnaire will be employed at the start and end of CR as well as in the follow-up (6 months later). In addition, patients’ ability to use the knowledge attained to live a healthy life will be examined in the follow-up. Likewise, occupational reintegration will be evaluated analysing the proportion of patients returned to work with regard to cognitive impairment. Emerging significant differences in the success of CR between impaired and non-impaired patients, as demonstrated by patients’ learning progress, a respective change in life style and return to work, would indicate specific social and psychological needs during and beyond inpatient CR.	—

Measure

Time frame

Patients with and without cognitive impairment at the beginning of CR will be analysed in respect of: - the success of rehabilitation at the end of CR and 6 months later, - the proportion of patients returned to work and - their cognitive ability at discharge (official parallel version of the MoCA). The success of CR will be evaluated considering the change in knowledge gained through patient education during CR. This increase in knowledge is expected to be associated with patients' cognitive ability. In the questionnaire employed to assess patients’ knowledge, correct answers will be counted and summed up to give a score ranging from 0 to 34 points. No point will be given for wrong answers. This questionnaire will be employed at the start and end of CR as well as in the follow-up (6 months later). In addition, patients’ ability to use the knowledge attained to live a healthy life will be examined in the follow-up. Likewise, occupational reintegration will be evaluated analysing the proportion of patients returned to work with regard to cognitive impairment. Emerging significant differences in the success of CR between impaired and non-impaired patients, as demonstrated by patients’ learning progress, a respective change in life style and return to work, would indicate specific social and psychological needs during and beyond inpatient CR.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnnett Salzwedel

Universität PotsdamProfessur für Rehabilitationswissenschaften

annett.salzwedel@uni-potsdam.de0331-977-4061

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026