Does fear of activity predict exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease in both sexes? A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Ülkü Nesrin Demirsoy Taskiran Ozyemisci Ozden Tuğba Atan Dilek Durmus Birkan Sonel Tur Gülin Fındıkoğlu Rengin Güzel Hale Karapolat Emel Ekşioğlu Selda Sarıkaya Feray Cinevre Soyupek Fikriye Figen Ayhan Derya Demirbağ Kabayel Hande Özdemir Ümmügülsüm Doğan Duran Koray Aydemir Özgür Karaahmet Serap Sütbeyaz Yesim Kurtais Aytur Deniz Dulgeroglu

Published in: Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation (2024)

This study emphasizes that fear of activity is one of the predictors of 6MWD in males with CAD, and its assessment is recommended as a possible barrier to rehabilitation.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
high intensity
prefrontal cortex