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March 29, 2021PLoS ONEOpen Access

Feasibility of integrating survivors of stroke into cardiac rehabilitation: A mixed methods pilot study

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Why the study?

Survivors of stroke are often deconditioned with limited opportunities for exercise post-rehabilitation, making it useful to assess the feasibility of integrating them into existing hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Is it feasible to integrate survivors of stroke into an existing, hospital-based 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program?

Comparison

Standard 12-week, 36 visit CR program (single group)

Design

Mixed methods pilot feasibility study with a single group, pre-post design and embedded qualitative inquiry

Authors

ERElizabeth ReganUniversity of South CarolinaRHReed HandleryUniversity of Arkansas – Fort SmithJSJill Campbell StewartUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

May support integrating stroke survivors into cardiac rehab programs; leaves open efficacy and generalizability in randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Is it feasible to integrate survivors of stroke into an existing, hospital-based 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program?

P
Population
29 survivors of stroke referred to a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program
I
Intervention
Standard 12-week, 36 visit Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) program
O
Outcome
Feasibility assessed by recruitment, uptake and retention, adherence and fidelity, acceptability, and safety

Integrating stroke survivors into existing U.S. cardiac rehabilitation programs is feasible, well-accepted, and allows patients to meet standard exercise dosage goals.

Limitations

  • Managing referrals and uptake

Cite This Study

Regan et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20584889b72f34e0e72bebhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247178
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