Key result
Comprehensive rehabilitation fails to improve work resumption over standard care in men under 60 post-MI.
Why the study?
Does a comprehensive rehabilitation programme focused on physical training improve return to work in men under 60 admitted for acute myocardial infarction?
Population
41 men less than 60 years of age admitted for acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Comprehensive rehabilitation programme focused… vs Standard care
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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May not warrant comprehensive rehab to improve post-MI work resumption; hypothesis-generating for psychosocial factors in future trials.
Cohort (n=41)
Does a comprehensive rehabilitation programme focused on physical training improve return to work in men under 60 admitted for acute myocardial infarction?
Absolute Event Rate: 47% vs 77%
Cardiac rehabilitation focused on physical training did not significantly improve return to work in men under 60 after acute myocardial infarction, suggesting psychosocial factors may be more critical determinants.
Danchin et al. (1988) conducted a cohort in Acute myocardial infarction (n=41). Comprehensive rehabilitation programme focused on physical training vs. Standard care was evaluated on Work resumption. A comprehensive rehabilitation program did not significantly improve work resumption compared to standard care in men under 60 after acute myocardial infarction (47% vs 77%).