Key result
Supervised and home exercise increase physical activity vs control, while supervised training yields greater functional capacity.
Why the study?
Does exercise training (home or supervised) improve physical activity habits and functional capacity in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
Population
65 patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Comparison
Exercise testing and prescription followed by… vs Control group receiving no exercise testing or…
Design
Other
Follow-up
6 to 8 months after surgery
Authors
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May support post-CABG exercise for activity; hypothesis-generating for supervised superiority in capacity, needing RCTs.
RCT (n=65)
Does exercise training (home or supervised) improve physical activity habits and functional capacity in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?
Both home and supervised exercise training improve physical activity habits after CABG, but supervised training yields greater improvements in peak functional capacity.
Heath et al. (1987) conducted an RCT in Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (n=65). Home exercise training or supervised exercise training vs. No exercise testing or exercise follow-up was evaluated on Physical-activity habits (Harvard Alumni Activity Survey) and peak functional capacity. Supervised and home exercise training resulted in significantly higher leisure-time physical activity than control, while supervised training yielded greater improvements in peak functional capacity.