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Program Participation and Physical Activity Maintenance after Cardiac Rehabilitation

Beth C. Bock

Rosa E. Carmona-Barros

Jeanne L. Esler

Peter L. Tilkemeier

The Miriam Hospital and The Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine

This study examined exercise maintenance among patients after completing cardiac rehabilitation. Subjects were men and women who had completed a Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Program approximately 12 months previously. Subjects were classified according to whether they had (a) never participated in a Phase III program (G-I) (N = 37), (b) enrolled and completed a Phase III program (G-II) (N = 30), or (c) were currently enrolled in a Phase III maintenance program (G-III) (N = 33). Subjects were significantly more likely to be participating in regular exercise if they had participated in a Phase III program (p < .05). Individuals in G-II and G-III engaged in more minutes of physical activity per week and were more likely to meet recommended levels of physical activity compared to G-I subjects. G-I individuals who had longer Phase II programs were more likely to maintain their exercise habits following graduation (p < .05). Results suggest that Phase III maintenance programs and longer Phase II participation improved exercise maintenance following rehabilitation.

Behavior Modification, Vol. 27, No. 1, 37-53 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445502238692
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