Effects of a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life and exercise tolerance in women: A retrospective analysis

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Kennedy, MD [1 ]
Haykowsky, M
Daub, B
van Lohuizen, K
Knapik, G
Black, B
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[1] Univ Alberta, Fac Rehabil Med, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[2] Glenrose Rehabil Hosp, No Alberta Cardiac Rehabil Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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CURRENT CONTROLLED TRIALS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE | 2003年 / 4卷 / 1期
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10.1186/1468-6708-4-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background: Currently, there are a lack of investigations that have examined the effect of participating in a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life and physiological measures in women of different ages. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of participating in a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life, exercise tolerance, blood pressure and lipids in women between 33 and 82 years of age. Methods: The 126 women participated in a 14- week cardiac rehabilitation program that consisted of 7 weeks of formal supervised exercise training and 7 weeks of unsupervised exercise and lifestyle modification. Physiologic and quality of life outcome measures obtained at the outset and after 14 weeks included: 1) exercise treadmill time; 2) resting and peak systolic and diastolic blood pressure; 3) total cholesterol, low- density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and Triglycerides; 4) Cardiac Quality of Life Index questionnaire. Results: Significant improvements were found in the following quality of life measures after participating in the cardiac rehabilitation program: physical well being, psychosocial, worry, nutrition and symptoms. No significant differences were seen for any QOL variable between the different age groups. Significant improvements were seen in exercise tolerance (+ 21%) and high density lipoprotein (+ 5%). Conclusion: Cardiac rehabilitation may play an important role in improving quality of life, exercise tolerance and high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in younger and older women with underlying cardiovascular disease.
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