Why the study?
Does exercise maintenance improve health-related quality of life and physical activity levels in acute myocardial infarction patients after cardiac rehabilitation?
Population
109 acute myocardial infarction patients who completed a supervised 5-mo recovery-phase cardiac…
Comparison
Exercise maintenance vs Quitting exercise after cardiac rehabilitation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 18.8 +/- 3.4 months after acute myocardial infarction
Key result
Exercise maintenance >6 months post-cardiac rehabilitation was achieved by 82.6% of acute myocardial infarction patients, resulting in significantly better physical activity and quality of life.
Authors
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Supports exercise maintenance post-CR in AMI; leaves open causal confirmation by RCTs before practice change.
Observational (n=109)
Does exercise maintenance improve health-related quality of life and physical activity levels in acute myocardial infarction patients after cardiac rehabilitation?
Maintaining exercise after cardiac rehabilitation is associated with better health-related quality of life and physical activity levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Izawa et al. (2004) conducted an observational in acute myocardial infarction (n=109). Exercise maintenance vs. Quitting exercise (nonexercise group) was evaluated on leisure-time objective physical activity level and health-related quality of life. Exercise maintenance >6 months post-cardiac rehabilitation was achieved by 82.6% of acute myocardial infarction patients, resulting in significantly better physical activity and quality of life.