| Improved quality of life with cardiac rehabilitation for post-myocardial infarction patients in Korea. | |
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PMID: 16931161 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been used as a primary health outcome in cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRP). AIMS: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an 8-week CRP on HRQOL and exercise capacity in myocardial infarction (MI) patients in Korea. METHODS: After matching on gender, age, and left ventricular ejection fraction, 60 subjects with a first acute MI were allocated to either a CRP group (n=31) or a Control group (n=29). The 8-week CRP included hospital-based, supervised exercise training (three times per week, average intensity of 65% VO(2peak)) and individual education sessions. The Control group was instructed on a home-based exercise regimen without contact during the 8 weeks. At baseline and 8 weeks, HRQOL was assessed by the Quality of Life Index (QLI)-cardiac version III; exercise capacity by a treadmill test. RESULTS: After adjusting for education level, the overall QLI, health/functioning and psycho/spiritual scores showed greater increases in the CRP group than the Control group (p=.014, p=.016, and p=.036, respectively). We observed significant improvements in VO(2peak) (p<.0001), anaerobic threshold (p<.0001), and maximal exercise duration (p<.0001) in the CRP group, compared to the Control group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the Korean CRP can lead to significant improvements in HRQOL outcomes and exercise capacity. |
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Authors:
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Jina Choo; Lora E Burke; Kyung Pyo Hong |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-08-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 6 ISSN: 1474-5151 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-16 Completed Date: 2007-11-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101128793 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 166-71 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. jinachoo@pitt.edu |
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Aged Anaerobic Threshold Analysis of Variance Attitude to Health / ethnology* Chi-Square Distribution Cultural Characteristics Exercise Test Exercise Therapy / organization & administration* Female Humans Korea Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / ethnology*, metabolism, rehabilitation* Nursing Methodology Research Oxygen Consumption Patient Education as Topic / organization & administration* Program Evaluation Quality of Life* / psychology Questionnaires Treatment Outcome Ventricular Function, Left |
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