High and low contact frequency cardiac rehabilitation programmes elicit similar improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk factors

Aim Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven intervention that substantially improves physical health and decreases death and disability following a cardiovascular event. Traditional CR typically involves 36 on-site exercise sessions spanning a 12-week period. To date, the optimal dose of CR has yet...

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Published in:European journal of preventive cardiology 2014-12, Vol.21 (12), p.1456-1464
Main Authors: LaHaye, Stephen A, Lacombe, Shawn P, Koppikar, Sahil, Lun, Grace, Parsons, Trisha L, Hopkins-Rosseel, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research)
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular System - physiopathology
Coronary heart disease
Exercise Therapy - methods
Exercise Tolerance
Female
Health Status
Heart
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Heart Diseases - therapy
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Patient Compliance
Patient Dropouts
Patient Selection
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Recovery of Function
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Aim Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven intervention that substantially improves physical health and decreases death and disability following a cardiovascular event. Traditional CR typically involves 36 on-site exercise sessions spanning a 12-week period. To date, the optimal dose of CR has yet to be determined. This study compared a high contact frequency CR programme (HCF, 34 on-site sessions) with a low contact frequency CR programme (LCF, eight on-site sessions) of equal duration (4 months). Methods A total of 961 low-risk cardiac patients (RARE score
ISSN:2047-4873
2047-4881
DOI:10.1177/2047487313497604