Open AccessCoronary Artery Disease Patient Perspectives on Exercise Participation
Author(s) -
Lisa M Campkin,
Jeffrey E. Boyd,
David Campbell
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1932-751X
pISSN - 1932-7501
DOI - 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000195
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , cardiology , physical therapy
Participation in exercise programs postmyocardial infarction is highly protective against future events and mortality. Unfortunately, uptake and maintenance of exercise participation has been documented as being low. This is thought to be due to a myriad of barriers. Qualitative research is a powerful tool to explain behaviors. We sought to summarize existing qualitative literature exploring patient perspectives of participation in exercise after a cardiac event.