Why the study?
Does a 10-week exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programme improve physiological and psychological function in patients who recently suffered a myocardial infarction?
Population
22 male and female patients who had recently suffered a myocardial infarction
Comparison
10-week exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation… vs Routine care
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned
Follow-up
10 weeks
Authors
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Supports psychological benefits of exercise rehab post-MI; confirms value beyond physiological endpoints in recent survivors.
Does a 10-week exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programme improve physiological and psychological function in patients who recently suffered a myocardial infarction?
A 10-week exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program provides significant psychological benefits for patients recovering from a recent myocardial infarction.
Newton et al. (1991) studied this question.
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