What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the effects of high-intensity resistance training on everyday physical performance in older women living with coronary heart disease and self-reported physical disability.

August 1, 2003Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Resistance Training on Physical Performance in Disabled Older Female Cardiac Patients

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Why the study?

Does a 6-month resistance training program improve physical performance in disabled older women with coronary heart disease?

Population

42 community-dwelling women with coronary heart disease, aged ≥65 years, with low self-reported physical…

Comparison

6-month program of resistance training at 80% of… vs Light yoga and breathing exercises.

Design

RCT, randomized

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

PAPhilip A. AdesPreventive Cardiology PSPatrick D. SavagePreventive Cardiology MCM. Elaine CressUniversity of Georgia

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Implication

Supports resistance training to boost function in disabled older women with CHD; extends RCT evidence to this high-need subgroup.

Key Points

To assess the effects of high-intensity resistance training on everyday physical performance in older women living with coronary heart disease and self-reported physical disability.
Randomized controlled trial involving 42 community-dwelling women aged ≥65 years with coronary heart disease and low self-reported physical function.
Participants engaged in a 6-month intervention of either progressive resistance training at 80% of single-repetition maximum or control sessions of light yoga and breathing exercises.
Outcomes evaluated included the 16 household tasks of the Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance (CSPFP) test, body composition, aerobic capacity, strength, and depression scores.
Following 6 months of training, the resistance group completed 13 of 16 measured functional activities significantly faster or carried greater weight than the control group (all P < 0.05).
Maximal power output for weight-bearing tasks carried over distance increased by 40% in the resistance training arm relative to controls (P < 0.05).

Structured PICO

Does a 6-month resistance training program improve physical performance in disabled older women with coronary heart disease?

Population

42 community-dwelling women with coronary heart disease (CHD), aged ≥65 years, with low self-reported physical function.

Intervention

6-month program of resistance training at 80% of single-repetition maximal lift.

Comparator

Light yoga and breathing exercises.

Outcome

Performance of 16 household activities of the Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance test (CSPFP).surrogate

Intense resistance training significantly improves physical capacity and functional performance in disabled older women with coronary heart disease.

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Ades et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fa64935aa2c282ce0fc3a https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000079044.21828.0e

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Resistance Training on Physical Performance in Disabled Older Female Cardiac Patients

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