Why the study?
Does a home-based cardiac exercise program improve exercise tolerance, serum lipids, and self-efficacy in coronary heart disease patients?
Population
60 coronary heart disease patients in Turkey. Mean age 54.7 in intervention, 52.7 in control.
Comparison
Home-based cardiac exercise program, three… vs Control group (comparable medical regimen).
Design
RCT, randomized assignment
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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Supports home-based exercise in CHD rehab; extends RCT evidence to lipid and self-efficacy gains.
Does a home-based cardiac exercise program improve exercise tolerance, serum lipids, and self-efficacy in coronary heart disease patients?
A 12-week home-based cardiac exercise program significantly improves exercise capacity, lipid profiles, and self-efficacy in patients with coronary heart disease.
Şenuzun et al. (2006) studied this question.
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