Assessment of a cardiac rehabilitation program based on the Borg RPE scale by six-minute walk test: A pilot study

Herbert F. Jelinek; Thomas Collins; Megan Smith; Hosen Kiat

doi:10.9734/CA/2014/8936

Assessment of a cardiac rehabilitation program based on the Borg RPE scale by six-minute walk test: A pilot study

Herbert F. Jelinek, Thomas Collins, Megan Smith, Hosen Kiat

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The ability of cardiac rehabilitation to reduce mortality in those with cardiovascular disease is well established. Despite its widespread use in the clinical setting, the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale is yet to be validated for its ability to lead to improvements in functional capacity.

Original language	English
Article number	CA.2014.2.005
Pages (from-to)	109-117
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.9734/CA/2014/8936
Publication status	Published - 2014

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