Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Adaptations Following Aerobic Exercise Training Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The influence of aerobic exercise training on cardiovascular adaptations in healthy males versus females is unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis summarized sex-based differences in cardiac adaptations following aerobic exercise training interventions in healthy adults.

Methods: Five electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2024.

Perceptions of physical activity among individuals with limb loss: A qualitative study.

Objectives: Individuals with lower-limb amputations (LLA) often have deficits in balance and community walking ability. As a result, people with LLA are often sedentary. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of physical activity from the perspective of people with LLA.

Exploring factors affecting the timely transition of ventilator assisted individuals in Ontario from acute to long-term care: Perspectives of healthcare professionals.

Rationale: Ventilator Assisted Individuals (VAIs) frequently remain in intensive care units (ICUs) for a prolonged period once clinically stable due to a lack of transition options. These VAIs occupy ICU beds and resources that patients with more acute needs could better utilize. Moreover, VAIs experience improved outcomes and quality of life in long-term and community-based environments.

Research Quality and Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is endorsed to improve cardiovascular outcomes in cancer survivors. The quality of CR-based research in oncology has not been assessed.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of reporting and evidence from CR-based intervention studies in oncology and to explore associations between intervention participation and outcomes.

Factors influencing physical activity among individuals with lower limb amputations: a qualitative study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to physical activity from multiple stakeholder perspectives including individuals with LLA and health professionals.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative descriptive study situated within an interpretive research paradigm was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were held with individuals with LLA recruited from rehabilitation hospitals in a metropolitan city in Canada.

Developing a research agenda on exercise and physical activity for people with limb loss in Canada.

Purpose: There is a lack of high-quality evidence about the effects of exercise or physical activity interventions for adults with lower limb amputations (LLAs). A planning meeting involving stakeholders (i.e.

Capturing the perspectives of women with coronary artery disease regarding interval training or continuous exercise in cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: Motivators and barriers to exercise participation in women with coronary artery disease remain poorly understood. With evidence suggesting that women with coronary artery disease are less likely to adhere to exercise during cardiac rehabilitation and are more likely to drop out, it is important to understand these factors in order to optimize cardiac rehabilitation programs for women.

Methods: We contribute to the discussion by presenting findings from a qualitative study using two focus groups with nine women with coronary artery disease sharing their experiences with attending cardiac rehabilitation and exercising in this setting, in addition to their perceived motivators and barriers to performing aerobic interval training.

Randomised controlled trial in women with coronary artery disease investigating the effects of aerobic interval training versus moderate intensity continuous exercise in cardiac rehabilitation: CAT versus MICE study.

Background: The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of aerobic interval training (AIT) versus moderate intensity continuous exercise (MICE) on aerobic exercise capacity (V̇O2peak), in women only, with coronary artery disease (CAD) and who were referred to a large, 24-week outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme. Secondary objectives included comparing the effects of AIT versus MICE on cognition, cardiovascular risk profile, adherence and quality of life before and after the 24-week CR programme.

Methods: Thirty-one postmenopausal women with CAD (left ventricular ejection fraction >35%; 68.

The Effectiveness of Progressive Aerobic Interval Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Introduction: Aerobic interval training (AIT) has recently emerged as a more effective strategy than moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE) for improving peak oxygen consumption (V˙O2peak) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The primary purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the change in V˙O2peak, and cardiovascular (CV) risk profile characteristics (secondary outcomes) after progressive AIT practiced in the largest, outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in North America compared with usual care CR involving MICE.

Methods: Electronic database records were retrieved from consecutively enrolled patients with CAD who attended the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2015.

Are measures of left ventricular systolic performance during low dose dobutamine stress echocardiograms repeatable over time?

To establish the test-retest reliability and the normal dose-response relationship of echocardiographic measures of Left Ventricular (LV) contractile function to low dose dobutamine stress in healthy individuals. Thirty healthy volunteers (23 males, 7 females) with an average age of 38 ± 13 years underwent dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) (at successive doses of 0, 5, 10, and 20 mcg/kg/min) on two occasions, separated by 14 days. Ejection fraction (EF) was determined from 2D echocardiographic measures of left ventricular (LV) end diastolic and end systolic volumes.

Exercise with a twist: left ventricular twist and recoil in healthy young and middle-aged men, and middle-aged endurance-trained men.

Background: The contribution of left ventricular (LV) twist and recoil in augmenting stroke volume during exercise is poorly understood, and few data are available describing the impact of endurance exercise on LV twist and recoil in middle-aged individuals. Therefore, the effects of chronic endurance training on these LV indices at rest and during submaximal exercise were examined in healthy, middle-aged untrained (MU) men and age-matched healthy, middle-aged endurance-trained (MT) men and in healthy, young untrained (YU) men as a healthy model.

Methods: Two-dimensional echocardiography with speckle-tracking imaging was used to quantify LV twist and recoil in 11 YU (mean age, 24.

Concurrent validity of the Harris Infant Neuromotor Test and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.

We examined concurrent validity of scores for two infant motor screening tools, the Harris Infant Neuromotor Test (HINT) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale, in 121 Canadian infants. Relationships between the two tests for the overall sample were as follows: r = -.83 at 4 to 6.

Psychometric properties and standardization samples of four screening tests for infants and young children: a review.

Purpose: This article compares traditional psychometric properties (interrater and test-retest reliability, concurrent and predictive validity), clinical epidemiological characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values), and standardization samples of four tests useful to pediatric therapists in screening infants and young children for developmental delays.

Summary Of Key Points: Pediatric therapists are often involved in screening infants and young children for developmental delay. Ideally, they will use standardized tests that have strong psychometric properties (eg, reliability, validity, sensitivity, specificity).