Cardiac Rehabilitation and Activities of Daily Living in Women After Myocardial Infarction
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Authors
Donahue, Judith K.
Issue Date
1993-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Myocardial infarction--Patients--Rehabilitation , Heart--Diseases--Patients--Rehabilitation , Exercise therapy
Alternative Title
Abstract
This work was a replication of a study in which the level of physical activity in women following
myocardial infarction (MI) was compared to their level of activity before MI. An extension of the initial work included an investigation of an association between activity levels in women post-MI and participation in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program. A sample of 52 post-MI women responded to a mailed survey. The women were categorized according to age (45-64 years and 65-90 years) and whether they had
participated in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program post-MI. According to t-test analysis, there were no significant differences in 14 activities of daily living (ADL) when comparing women who had participated in CR with the women who had not participated in CR. An examination of the two age groups and their 14 ADLs, using a t-test analysis, revealed that the older women
spent significantly less time doing housework and
dusting, compared to the younger women. A chi-square concluded there was no difference in participation in CR programs between younger women compared to older women.
Description
vi, 69 leaves. Advisor: Linda H. Brady
Citation
Publisher
Drake University