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Adherence Of Men With Myocardial Infarction To Prescribed Exercise, Marsha Schwartz
Adherence Of Men With Myocardial Infarction To Prescribed Exercise, Marsha Schwartz
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The purpose of this study was to find out if men with myocardial infarction followed exercise prescribed by the physician. The reasons the patients did or did not follow the exercise prescription were investigated.
An interview guide was used to gather the data for this exploratory study. The questions on the interview guide were designed to obtain information to compare the former exercise pattern of the patient to exercise after infarction. Adherence to the exercise prescription was also determined by the exercise reported in the interview. Fifteen male subjects who had myocardial infarction were interviewed in the hospital and after …