scholarly journals Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Physical Functioning in Refractory Angina: A Pilot Study

Cardiology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Asbury ◽  
Carolyn M. Webb ◽  
Heather Probert ◽  
Christine Wright ◽  
Mahmoud Barbir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
Refractory Angina

A pilot study of individualized exercise prescription to improve physical activity in cancer survivors.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e24030-e24030
Author(s):  
Priyanka Avinash Pophali ◽  
Urshila Durani ◽  
John Shin ◽  
Melissa C. Larson ◽  
Adam Shultz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Solid Tumor ◽  
Exercise Prescription ◽  
Exercise Session ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Supervised Exercise

e24030 Background: Physical activity (PA) in cancer survivors improves quality of life (QOL), functioning, fatigue, and reduces the risk of treatment complications, cancer recurrence and death. However, the optimal intervention for increasing PA is not established. Most prospective studies have shown a 6-12-week program to be an effective intervention but this is often not feasible. Therefore, we piloted a one-time individualized exercise prescription in our cardiac rehabilitation center to improve PA in cancer survivors. Methods: We prospectively enrolled cancer survivors who had completed curative intent treatment, with no evidence of active disease in this pilot study. Survivors who consented underwent a consultation with an exercise physiologist for needs assessment followed by a supervised exercise session with a tailored exercise prescription. Survivors also filled out surveys assessing their PA and QOL at baseline (bl), 3, 6 and 12 months after intervention. Clinical information was collected via chart review. We estimated longitudinal PA score and change in PA using mixed models incorporating scores from all available time points using SAS (v 9.4). Results: Between May 2018 and January 2020, 50 participants (26 lymphoma and 24 solid tumor survivors) completed the intervention. 20% participants were on maintenance therapy during the study. Clinical characteristics of 42 evaluable participants are summarized in Table. The survey response rate was 82%, 58%, 58%, 46% at bl, 3, 6 and 12 months respectively. The level of PA improved with time [mean (SE) PA score: 58.5 (4.3) bl, 63.9 (4.8) at 3, 57.6 (4.8) at 6, 62.6 (5.3) at 12 months]. The change in PA from baseline to follow-up time-points [bl vs 3m p=0.41; bl vs 6m p=0.88; bl vs 12m p=0.55] or between the lymphoma and solid tumor survivors was not statistically significant and limited by sample size. No significant trend in QOL was seen. Conclusions: Individualized exercise prescription using the cardiac rehabilitation program may be a feasible, widely applicable tool to implement a PA intervention among cancer survivors. The trend towards improvement in PA in this novel one-time intervention provides intriguing evidence and deserves future study in larger sample sizes to understand if it can improve and create sustainable PA change comparable to longer term exercise interventions.[Table: see text]

A Pilot Study Comparing Physiological Responses of Phase III Cardiac Patients to Recumbent and Upright Exercise Using the RPE Scale

2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meir Magal ◽  
Robert F. Zoeller
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Cardiac Patients ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Ratings Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Physiological Differences ◽  
Stepping Exercise

Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) are used for exercise programming of cardiac rehabilitation patients, whenever it is difficult to use heart rate to set intensity due to medication or other factors. This investigation examined the physiological responses to two stepping exercise modes (upright and recumbent) at the same RPE. Analysis indicated significant physiological differences between the modes of exercise which may be mediated by postural differences. Specifically, the physiological responses to the recumbent exercise, but not the upright exercise, had the expected relationship with RPE, with recumbent stepping requiring less physiological effort than the upright stepping at the same RPE. As such, we cannot recommend with confidence that the prescription for upright exercise be made based on data from recumbent exercise or vice-versa.

scholarly journals Demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals’ Intentions to attend cardiac rehabilitation following hospitalization for heart failure: a descriptive analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Discharge ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

There is limited literature available that addresses heart failure patient attendance at cardiac rehabilitation centers. This quantitative descriptive pilot study used a convenience sample (n=30) to determine differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and complications among individuals with heart failure who intended or did not intend to attend cardiac rehabilitation six weeks post-discharge. Findings suggest those intending to attend were significantly (p<0.05) older, unemployed/retired, received an income >$50,000, were able to drive, had lower functional classification scores, and experienced fewer complications over six weeks post-discharge. This descriptive pilot study provides an understanding of factors associated with intention to attend cardiac rehabilitation as well as the feasibility of the study design and procedures. Implications focus on strategies to increase potential attendance at cardiac rehabilitation in the heart failure population at the health care provider, organizational and policy levels as well as areas for future research.

scholarly journals Correction to: The potential of cardiac rehabilitation as a method of suppressing abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion: a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2040-2040
Author(s):  
Atsuko Nakayama ◽  
Eisuke Amiya ◽  
Hiroyuki Morita ◽  
Kanako Hyodo ◽  
Naoko Takayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Abdominal Aortic

scholarly journals The effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Ting Lin ◽  
Wei-Chieh Chen ◽  
Chueh-Hung Wu ◽  
Ssu-Yuan Chen ◽  
Chii-Ming Lee
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Non Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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