Cardiac Rehabilitation for Enhancing Functional Status and Physical Activity in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review of Strategies and Outcome Measures
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Cardiac Rehabilitation; Post-stroke recovery; Exercise interventions; Functional outcomes; Physical fitness training.Abstract
Stroke is a major global disability, causing impaired functional status and reduced physical activity. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs have shown effectiveness in improving outcomes, but their application for post-stroke patients remains underexposed. This systematic review aims to identify the components of CR programs, how these components are implemented, progressed, and evaluated, and whether these strategies improve cardiorespiratory fitness, physical and functional recovery in stroke survivors. A comprehensive search was conducted using Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro, and EBSCOhost databases up to May 1st, 2023. Studies were identified using specific search keywords related to CR after stroke.
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