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June 14, 2016Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Assessing Physical Activity as a Core Component in Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Cardiac rehabilitation patients

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LKLeonard A. KaminskyPBPeter H. BrubakerMGMarco Guazzi

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Overview

Cardiac rehab programs should adopt standardized physical activity assessments; extends prior guidance with a unified framework for consistent clinical practice and research.

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Population
Cardiac rehabilitation patients
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Intervention
Standardized assessment of physical activity

This AACVPR statement provides a recommended standardized approach for assessing physical activity in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

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Kaminsky et al. (2016) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Physical activity assessment was evaluated. This AACVPR statement provides an overview of physical activity assessment concepts and recommends a standardized approach for performing assessments in all comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programs.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0a91390830b72fa6738136https://doi.org/10.1097/hcr.0000000000000191
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