Cardiac rehabilitation is a complex intervention that seeks to improve the functional capacity,
wellbeing and health-related quality of life of patients with heart disease. A substantive …

Our confidence in the results of research studies is a ected by how they are designed,
conducted and reported. In ideal circumstances, all studies would accurately determine the …

A systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesises all the empirical evidence from
studies that meet prespecified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question. As …

Recognized challenges in promoting long-term physical activity maintenance may be due to
inconsistencies in the conceptualization and operationalization of behavior maintenance …

Substance misuse, obesity, mental health conditions, type 1 diabetes, cancers, and
cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases together account for 41% of disability …

Background While exercise training is beneficial in the prevention and management of many
chronic diseases, the role of exercise training in children and adolescents with congenital …

Aims The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in predicting major adverse
cardiovascular events (MACE) in people with congenital heart disease (ConHD) is …

Objective This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether there is an association
between objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life …

Background: Low back pain (LBP) has a high economic burden and is strongly related to the
degenerative process of the spine, especially in the intervertebral disc and of the facet joints …

Abstract Background and Aims Cardiopulmonary fitness in congenital heart disease (CHD)
decreases faster than in the general population resulting in impaired health-related quality …