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Does age affect the physiologic and psychosocial improvements derived from an exercise-based phase II cardiac rehabilitation program in cardiac patients?
Does age affect the physiologic and psychosocial improvements derived from an exercise-based phase II cardiac rehabilitation program in cardiac patients?
Middle-aged patients derive greater physiologic and physical self-efficacy improvements from phase II cardiac rehabilitation compared to older adults, although mental and emotional benefits appear similar across age groups.
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May support age-stratified outcome expectations in cardiac rehab; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials.
Izawa et al. (2009) studied this question.
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