Mary A. Dolansky

Predictors of Positive Outcomes in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Sami Aloush, Mary A. Dolansky, Shirley M. Moore, Christopher J. Burant, Mohammad Suliman & Richard Josephson · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: The study aims were to (1) determine the effect of participation in pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life, severity of dyspnea, and exercise tolerance  (2) evaluate predictors (number of pulmonary rehabilitation sessions attended, age, baseline quality of life, depres...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28901

Unappreciated Cognitive Dysfunction is Common among Patients Hospitalized with Cardiovascular Disease

James V. Cireddu, Mary A. Dolansky, Denise Lin- DeShetler, Joel Hughes, John Gunstad & Richard Josephson · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: Better understanding of the prevalence of unappreciated cognitive dysfunction among patients with cardiovascular disease during hospitalization is integral to patient-centered care. We tested the hypothesis that there is a substantial prevalence of debilitating cognit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18618