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

Abstract

Patients in the LCF programme achieved equivalent results to those in the HCF programme. Certain subgroups of patients, however, may benefit from participation in a HCF programme, including those patients who are predisposed to prematurely discontinuing the programme and those patients who would benefit from increased monitoring. The LCF model can be employed as an alternative option to widen access and participation for patients who are unable to attend HCF programmes due to distance or time limitations.

On-site programmatic attendance to cardiac rehabilitation and the healthy-adherer effect

“…Finally, emerging evidence suggests that the absolute frequency of prescheduled visits to a cardiac rehabilitation program may not in itself be associated with outcomes. 31 Our study has several important clinical implications. First, irrespective of the underlying mechanism (i.e.…”

Predictors of exercise capacity following exercise-based rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure: A meta-regression analysis

“…Following exclusion of trials that either did not report exercise capacity at follow-up or failed to report data in a way that it could be used for meta-analysis, a total of 55 trials were included (see the online Appendix 1 (available as supplementary material) for full citations of included trials). Four trials have more than one exercise vs control comparison – two trials contributing two comparisons e11,e15,e47 and one trial e35 contributing four comparisons, resulting in a total of 61 exercise–control comparisons. Thirty four of these 61 comparisons reported VO 2 max and all predictor variables.…”

Aqua walking as an alternative exercise modality during cardiac rehabilitation for coronary artery disease in older patients with lower extremity osteoarthritis

“…In the present study, both the TW and AW groups demonstrated significant and meaningful improvements (10%) in CRF. Conversely, individuals who undergo traditional exercise-based rehabilitation programs commonly have a greater increase (i.e., 15–20%) in CRF levels [ 21 , 22 ]. This outcome is often based on estimated MET levels and not from directly measured VO 2 peak levels.…”