Benefits of the First Pritikin Outpatient Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Intensive cardiac rehabilitation (ICR) is a comprehensive, medically supervised exercise treatment program covered by Medicare for patients with approved cardiac diagnoses. The aim of this study was to determine the benefits of the first Pritikin outpatient ICR program.

Methods

This retrospective analysis included patients referred to ICR or traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) during the first 7 yr (2013-2019) at the first facility to implement Pritikin ICR. Intensive cardiac rehabilitation is composed of 36 education sessions on nutrition, exercise, and a healthy mindset, in addition to 36 monitored exercise sessions that comprise traditional CR. Assessments included anthropometrics (weight, body mass index, and waist circumference), dietary patterns, physical f

SUBMITTER: Racette SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643589 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature