Why the study?
Does cardiac rehabilitation duration (<6 months vs ≥6 months) affect quality of life and activity status in cardiac outpatients compared to nonattendance?
Population
1056 cardiac outpatients
Comparison
Cardiac rehabilitation programs of < 6 months or… vs Nonattendance to cardiac rehabilitation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
9 months
Authors
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Supports CR referral over nonattendance for activity and QoL gains; leaves open optimal duration pending randomized confirmation.
Does cardiac rehabilitation duration (<6 months vs ≥6 months) affect quality of life and activity status in cardiac outpatients compared to nonattendance?
Cardiac rehabilitation improves quality of life and activity status compared to non-attendance, regardless of whether the program duration is shorter or longer than 6 months.
Leung et al. (2011) studied this question.
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