Key result
Stability and coordination training added to cardiac rehab improves balance versus rehab alone.
Why the study?
Older adults with cardiovascular diseases have a higher risk of falls compared to age-matched healthy peers, prompting evaluation of stability and coordination training during cardiac rehabilitation.
Does stability and coordination training within a cardiac rehabilitation programme improve balance in older adults with cardiovascular disease?
Comparison
Stability and coordination training plus cardiac rehabilitation vs traditional cardiac rehabilitation alone
Design
Randomised exploratory study
Follow-up
Four weeks after the termination of the intervention
Authors
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May warrant adding stability training to cardiac rehab for older adults with CVD; extends evidence on balance interventions in this population.
RCT (n=26)
Randomly divided
Does stability and coordination training within a cardiac rehabilitation programme improve balance in older adults with cardiovascular disease?
p-value: p=< .05
Adding 20 minutes of stability and coordination training to traditional cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves balance in older adults with cardiovascular disease.
Segev et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Cardiovascular disease (n=26). Stability and coordination training vs. Traditional cardiac rehabilitation programme was evaluated on Balance assessment (Timed Up and Go, Functional Reach and Balance Error Scoring System) (p=< .05). Stability and coordination training alongside traditional cardiac rehabilitation improved balance compared to traditional rehabilitation alone (P < .05).
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