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June 24, 2017Journal of physiotherapyOpen Access

Gym-based exercise and home-based exercise with telephone support have similar outcomes when used as maintenance programs in adults with chronic health conditions: a randomised trial

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Why the study?

Does a gym-based exercise program improve quality of life compared to a home-based exercise program with telephone support in adults with chronic conditions?

Population

Adults with chronic conditions who have completed a 6-week exercise program supervised by a health…

Comparison

Gym-based exercise program for 12 months vs Home-based exercise program for 12 months with…

Design

RCT, concealed allocation, blinded outcome assessment

Follow-up

12 months

Authors

PJPaul JansonsPreventive CardiologyLRLauren RobinsUniversity of TorontoLOLisa O’BrienUniversity of Tasmania

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Implication

Supports home-based maintenance programs as a viable alternative to gym-based exercise; extends evidence for.

Structured PICO

Does a gym-based exercise program improve quality of life compared to a home-based exercise program with telephone support in adults with chronic conditions?

P
Population
Adults with chronic conditions who have completed a 6-week exercise program supervised by a health professional at a community health service
I
Intervention
Gym-based exercise program for 12 months
C
Comparator
Home-based exercise program for 12 months with telephone follow-up for the first 10 weeks
O
Outcome
European Quality of Life Instrument (EQ-5D) visual analogue scale (0 to 100) across the 12-month intervention periodpatient reported

Gym-based exercise and home-based exercise with telephone support provide similar long-term quality of life and clinical outcomes as maintenance programs for adults with chronic health conditions.

Limitations

  • Possible Type 1 error for the secondary finding on depression symptoms

Cite This Study

Jansons et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d308b7786afdcaca004bfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2017.05.018
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