Comparison of device-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour following percutaneous coronary intervention in a cohort from Sweden and Australia: a harmonised, exploratory study

ConclusionSwedish PCI participants when commencing cardiac rehabilitation are more physically active than Australian participants. Potential explanatory factors are differences in post-PCI in-hospital physical activity education between countries and pre-existing physical activity levels. Despite this, sedentary behaviour is high in both countries. Internationally, interventions to address sedentary behaviour are indicated post-PCI, in both the acute setting and cardiac rehabilitation, in addition to traditional physical activity and cardiac rehabilitation recommendations.Trial registrationsAustralia: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR):ACTRN12615000995572. Registered 22 September 2015, Sweden: World Health Organization Trial Registration Data Set:NCT02895451.
Source: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research