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December 2009 Volume20 Number 4 (Download Entire Issue)

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      Author:
      Anne K. Swisher PT, PhD, CCS
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    • Exercise Self-Eficacy, Habitual Physical Activity, and Fear of Falling in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

      Author(s):
      Tanya Kinney LaPier, PT, PhD, CCS; Kimberly Cleary, PT, PhD; Joshua Kidd, DPT
      Abstract:  
      The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between self-eficacy for physical activity and other pertinent factors in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). A secondary purpose of this study was to determine if self-eficacy and exercise behavior are different in patients who report a fearing of falling (fallers) as compared to patients who do not report a fear of falling (non-fallers). This study included 50 patients who were admitted to the hospital for a CHD relat ...
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    • Exercise Training in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report

      Author(s):
      Michael J. Shoemaker, PT, DPT, GCS; Jeffrey L. Wilt, MD, FACP, FCCP; Rajkumar Dasgupta, MD; Ronald J. Oudiz, MD, FACP, FACC
      Abstract:  
      Purpose: To describe the beneits of a feasible, outpatient exercise training program on exercise tolerance and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Methods: Case report on two subjects recruited from a tertiary care pulmonary hypertension clinic. Subject 1 was a 50-year-old male with idiopathic PAH. Subject 2 was a 54-year-old female with a 20+ year history of scleroderma and 6-year history of PAH. Both subjects underwent exerci ...
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