Key result
Stroke-adapted cardiac rehabilitation resulted in superior program completion (89.7% vs 66.7%) and attendance (87.1% vs 66.1%) compared with traditional cardiac rehabilitation.
Why the study?
People after stroke benefit from cardiac rehabilitation, but there is little understanding of eligibility for exercise and barriers to its use.
What are the eligibility, enrollment, completion rates, and barriers to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation following stroke rehabilitation?
Population
116 consecutive people in a single outpatient stroke rehabilitation program in Toronto, Canada
Comparison
Adapted vs traditional CR based on presence of hemiplegic gait
Design
Single-centre prospective study
Authors
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May support stroke-CR partnerships to boost completion; extends Level 3 data but leaves open need for RCTs.
Observational (n=116)
No
What are the eligibility, enrollment, completion rates, and barriers to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation following stroke rehabilitation?
Absolute Event Rate: 89.7% vs 66.7%
An outpatient stroke rehabilitation and cardiac rehabilitation partnership provides an effective continuum of care, with high participation and completion rates among eligible patients, though specific barriers like lack of interest and transportation remain.
Marzolini et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Stroke (n=116). Stroke-adapted cardiac rehabilitation vs. Traditional cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Completion of cardiac rehabilitation. Stroke-adapted cardiac rehabilitation resulted in superior program completion (89.7% vs 66.7%) and attendance (87.1% vs 66.1%) compared with traditional cardiac rehabilitation.
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