Physical activity and sedentary behaviour changes during and after cardiac rehabilitation: Can patients be clustered?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify clusters of patients according to changes in their physical behaviour during and after cardiac rehabilitation, and to predict cluster membership.

Methods

The study included 533 patients (mean age 57.9 years; 18.2% females) with a recent acute coronary syndrome who participated in a 12-week multi-disciplinary cardiac rehabilitation programme, within a cohort study design. Physical behaviour (light physical activity, moderate-to vigorous physical activity, step count, and sedentary behaviour) was measured using accelerometry at 4 timepoints. To identify clusters of patients according to changes in physical behaviour during and after cardiac rehabilitation, latent class trajectory modelling was applied. Baseline factors to predict cluster membership were a

SUBMITTER: Limpens MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364624 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature