Key result
Supervised exercise training provides no psychosocial benefit over control in men post-MI.
Why the study?
The long-term psychosocial effects of prescribed, supervised exercise training after myocardial infarction were unclear.
Does a prescribed, supervised exercise training program improve psychosocial outcomes in men with a prior myocardial infarction?
Comparison
Prescribed, supervised exercise training program vs control subjects
Design
Randomized controlled trial
Authors
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No psychosocial benefit from supervised exercise post-MI; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve recovery.
RCT (n=651)
Does a prescribed, supervised exercise training program improve psychosocial outcomes in men with a prior myocardial infarction?
A prescribed, supervised exercise training program did not significantly improve long-term psychosocial outcomes in men recovering from myocardial infarction.
M. J. Stern (1982) conducted an RCT in Myocardial infarction (n=651). Prescribed, supervised exercise training program vs. Control was evaluated on Psychosocial results. A prescribed, supervised exercise training program provided no significant psychosocial benefit compared to control over a two-year follow-up in men post-myocardial infarction.
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