Effect of a Home Based Exercise Programme and a Smartphone app: WalkingPad Randomised Clinical Trial

Objective: Home based exercise therapy (HBET) for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC) is a low cost, low risk, and effective therapeutic measure to improve walking distances, walking performance, and quality of life (QoL). However, adherence is low due to a lack of supervision and intrinsic motivation. The aim was to investigate whether HBET programmes with a behaviour change intervention, supported and unsupported by a smartphone application (app), is effective in improving walking distances and performance, as well as QoL over six months.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research