| Functional recovery after cardiac rehabilitation. | |
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PMID: 12017521 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of a cardiac rehabilitation programme based on the guidelines of the Dutch Heart Association (DHA). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial with a waiting list control group. SETTING: Outpatient clinic of Rehabilitation Centre Amsterdam. SUBJECTS: Forty patients with a first myocardial infarction. INTERVENTIONS: Immediately after randomization the experimental group started the rehabilitation programme; the waiting list control group started after six weeks. No other type of treatment was given during the waiting period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Physical recovery, tested by means of an exercise test on a bicycle ergometer, and feelings of well-being (MPVH-W), handicap (MPVH-H) and distress (MPVH-D), tested using a Dutch questionnaire: the Medische Psychologische Vragenlijst voor Hartpatiënten, MPVH (medical psychological questionnaire for cardiac patients). RESULTS: The adjusted treatment effects of the cardiac rehabilitation programme were 4.72% on the exercise test, 3.43 points on MPVH-W, -1.93 points on MPVH-H, and 0.12 points on MPVH-D. These effects were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Changes after a cardiac rehabilitation programme are relatively small, but are found in both the physical and the psychosocial domain. |
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Authors:
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C D van Houten; E L D Angenot; G J Lankhorst; W Devilleé; H Beckerman |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical rehabilitation Volume: 16 ISSN: 0269-2155 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Rehabil Publication Date: 2002 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-05-17 Completed Date: 2002-11-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802181 Medline TA: Clin Rehabil Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 338-42 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Rehabilitation Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands. cdvanhouten@planet.nl |
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Female Humans Linear Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Myocardial Infarction / rehabilitation* Netherlands Recovery of Function |
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