Exercise in chronic disease: physiological research needed.
Regular exercise training may be important for many patients with chronic disease, but research is needed to justify incorporation of exercise into their routine care. Education of health care providers on the importance of exercise is also needed to effectively pursue research and for exercise to be incorporated as a part of the health care plan.
Painter
Patricia
P
Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. tpainter@umn.edu
D002908:Chronic Disease; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006400:Hematocrit; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011788:Quality of Life; D012106:Research