A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication

• Published in: Annals of vascular surgery Vol. 34; pp. 280 - 289
• Main Authors: Harwood, Amy-Elizabeth, Smith, George E., Cayton, Thomas, Broadbent, Edward, Chetter, Ian C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Exercise Therapy; Exercise Tolerance; Humans; Intermittent Claudication - diagnosis; Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology; Intermittent Claudication - therapy; Patient Compliance; Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis; Peripheral Arterial Disease - physiopathology; Peripheral Arterial Disease - therapy; Quality of Life; Recovery of Function; Surgery; Treatment Outcome

Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common and debilitating symptom of peripheral arterial disease and is associated with a significant reduction in a sufferer's quality of life. Guidelines recommend a supervised exercise program (SEP) as the primary treatment option; however, anecdotally there...