Self-Management Interventions for Women With Cardiac Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Cardiac pain is considered the primary indicator of coronary artery disease (CAD). Existing reviews lack appropriate numbers of women or sex-based subgroup analyses, or both; thus, the benefits of self-management (women with cardiac pain actively participating in their own care and treatment) remain uncertain. METHODS: Using methods described by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre at the …