Key result
Patients attending exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation demonstrated higher baseline fear-avoidance beliefs that significantly decreased over 4 months, resulting in no significant difference compared to controls (20.7% vs 21.4%, p=0.50).
Why the study?
Does exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation led by a registered physiotherapist improve fear-avoidance beliefs and physical activity levels in patients after first-time myocardial infarction compared to self-directed exercise?
Cohort (n=62)
No
Does exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation led by a registered physiotherapist improve fear-avoidance beliefs and physical activity levels in patients after first-time myocardial infarction compared to self-directed exercise?
Absolute Event Rate: 20.7% vs 21.4%
p-value: p=0.50
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation led by a physiotherapist significantly reduces fear-avoidance beliefs and increases physical activity in patients after first-time myocardial infarction.
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Fear-avoidance beliefs decline and physical activity rises with physiotherapist-led rehab post-MI; supports targeted programs but leaves causality open pending RCTs.
Åhlund et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in First-time myocardial infarction (n=62). Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation vs. Self-managed exercise (control group) was evaluated on Clinically relevant fear-avoidance beliefs (m-FABQ score ≥ 9) at 4 months (p=0.50). Patients attending exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation demonstrated higher baseline fear-avoidance beliefs that significantly decreased over 4 months, resulting in no significant difference compared to controls (20.7% vs 21.4%, p=0.50).
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