Why the study?
Does prescribing exercise intensity using RHR+20 or RPE 11-13 result in appropriate and consistent oxygen uptake reserve (%VO2R) in phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation patients?
Population
11 new referrals to a phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation program
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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RHR+20 and RPE 11–13 yield inconsistent %VO2R in phase 2 CR; leaves open need for validated intensity methods.
Does prescribing exercise intensity using RHR+20 or RPE 11-13 result in appropriate and consistent oxygen uptake reserve (%VO2R) in phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation patients?
Using RHR+20 or RPE 11-13 for exercise prescription in phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation results in highly variable actual exercise intensities, raising safety and efficacy concerns.
Joo et al. (2004) studied this question.
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