Key result
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation improved the Short Physical Performance Battery score by a mean of 0.8 points overall (P<0.0001), with a 1.6-point increase in patients with low baseline scores.
Why the study?
Does phase II cardiac rehabilitation improve physical function measured by SPPB in patients aged 65 years or older?
Population
196 consecutive patients (136 men), aged 65 years or older, entering phase II cardiac rehabilitation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
upon completion of cardiac rehabilitation
Authors
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May support phase II cardiac rehabilitation for physical function in older adults; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
Cohort (n=196)
Does phase II cardiac rehabilitation improve physical function measured by SPPB in patients aged 65 years or older?
p-value: p=<.0001
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves directly measured physical function, particularly in older patients presenting with low baseline physical performance.
Rengo et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Phase II cardiac rehabilitation (n=196). Phase II cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score (p=<.0001). Phase II cardiac rehabilitation improved the Short Physical Performance Battery score by a mean of 0.8 points overall (P<0.0001), with a 1.6-point increase in patients with low baseline scores.
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