Key result
A 12-month aerobic exercise training program significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness (p<0.01-0.001), psychological status (p<0.05-0.001), and quality of life (p<0.001) in post-MI patients.
Why the study?
Does a 12-month regular aerobic training program improve cardiorespiratory fitness, psychological wellbeing, quality of life, and vocational status in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Population
124 patients with a clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction (122 men and two women).
Comparison
Regular weekly aerobic training programme, three… vs Matched controls who did not receive any formal…
Design
RCT, Randomly allocated
Follow-up
12 months (with a 5-year follow-up questionnaire/interview)
Authors
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Supports routine incorporation of 12-month aerobic training into post-MI rehabilitation; extends prior evidence to longer program durations.
RCT (n=124)
randomly allocated
Does a 12-month regular aerobic training program improve cardiorespiratory fitness, psychological wellbeing, quality of life, and vocational status in post-myocardial infarction patients?
p-value: p=<0.01-0.001
A 12-month supervised aerobic exercise rehabilitation program significantly improves fitness, psychological status, quality of life, and vocational outcomes while reducing non-fatal reinfarctions in post-MI patients.
Dugmore et al. (1999) conducted an RCT in postmyocardial infarction (n=124). regular weekly aerobic training programme vs. matched controls who did not receive any formal exercise training was evaluated on cardiorespiratory fitness, psychological wellbeing, quality of life, and vocational status (p=<0.01-0.001). A 12-month aerobic exercise training program significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness (p<0.01-0.001), psychological status (p<0.05-0.001), and quality of life (p<0.001) in post-MI patients.
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