[Assessment and evaluation of leisure activity of participants in heart rehabilitation groups].
A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) of patients participating in cardiac rehabilitation groups (CHD: n = 144, 115 male, 29 female) and an age-matched control group (CG: n = 100, 76 male, 24 female). The mean times spent on LTPA per week were 12.2 h (CHD) and 13.3 h (CG); this difference was due to the fact that participants of the cardiac rehabilitation groups were less engaged (1 h) in sports activities (12% contribution to LTPA versus 19.5%). The results show that most of the CHD patients organized in the groups achieved LTPA levels and energy turnover rates which are thought to have beneficial effects on the course of the atherosclerotic coronary disease. Participants who did not reach the critical energy turnover threshold should be paid particular attention with regard to their educational, as well as their medical needs.
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Abteilung für Sport- und Leistungsmedizin, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
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Keul
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010809:Physical Fitness