Why the study?
Does a cardiac rehabilitation programme improve physical recovery and psychosocial well-being in patients with a first myocardial infarction?
Population
40 patients with a first myocardial infarction
Comparison
Cardiac rehabilitation programme based on the… vs Waiting list control group
Design
RCT, Randomized
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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No significant benefit from this cardiac rehabilitation programme in the RCT; does not support routine post-MI use and leaves open questions on optimal design.
Does a cardiac rehabilitation programme improve physical recovery and psychosocial well-being in patients with a first myocardial infarction?
A cardiac rehabilitation program based on Dutch Heart Association guidelines did not yield statistically significant improvements in physical recovery or psychosocial well-being compared to a 6-week waiting list control.
Houten et al. (2002) studied this question.