A primary care walking exercise program for patients with intermittent claudication

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 33; no. 10; p. 1629
• Main Authors: Wullink, M, Stoffers, H E, Kuipers, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Counseling; Exercise Test; Exercise Therapy; Female; Humans; Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology; Intermittent Claudication - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Compliance; Pilot Projects; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Statistics, Nonparametric; Walking - physiology

In a pilot study, the hypothesis was tested that a home-based walking exercise program with structured coaching would improve walking performance and adherence in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). Thirty-one IC patients with a rest ankle-brachial pressure index < 0.90 started a 24-wk...