Cardiac rehabilitation improves quality of life
A study by researchers at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans has shown that cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training lead to decreased obesity and a better quality of life in elderly women. After outpatient rehab and exercise training, the women had improved their exercise capacity by 30%, significantly improved body mass index, percent body fat, and LDL/HDL ratio; they had bor-derline improvement in triglyceride levels.
Women assessed for behavioral characteristics reported significant improvements in anxiety levels and quality of life following cardiac rehabilitation, the researchers say. In the American Journal of Cardiology (1997; 79:664-666), they report that elderly women often are not referred to or strongly encouraged to pursue cardiac rehabilitation. Their study points out its benefits.
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