July 1, 2000Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Disparate Effects of Improving Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life After Cardiac Rehabilitation in Young and Elderly Coronary Patients
Why the study?
Does Phase II cardiac rehabilitation improve cardiopulmonary variables and quality of life differently in young versus elderly patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
182 patients with coronary artery disease, comprising 125 younger patients and 57 elderly patients.
Comparison
Formal Phase II cardiac rehabilitation and… vs Younger patients compared to elderly patients
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Implication
Supports age-differentiated rehab goals; leaves open randomized confirmation of differential benefits.
Structured PICO
Does Phase II cardiac rehabilitation improve cardiopulmonary variables and quality of life differently in young versus elderly patients with coronary artery disease?
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Population
182 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), comprising 125 younger patients (< 55 years; mean age 48 +/- 6 years) and 57 elderly patients (> 70 years; mean age 78 +/- 3 years).
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Intervention
Formal Phase II cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training programs
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Comparator
Younger patients (< 55 years) compared to elderly patients (> 70 years)
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Outcome
Changes in cardiopulmonary variables (estimated aerobic exercise capacity, peak VO2, anaerobic threshold) and quality of life (MOS SF-36) and function scores before and after rehabilitationpatient reported
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation provides significant but disparate benefits across age groups, with younger patients achieving greater gains in aerobic capacity and elderly patients experiencing greater improvements in quality of life and function.
Cite This Study
Lavie et al. (2000) studied this question.