Short Physical Activity Program in Coronary Artery Disease.
Short Physical Activity Program in Coronary Artery Disease.
Coronary artery diseases (CAD) are multifactorial diseases which prognosis and risk factors
 are improved with increased physical activity (PA). Thus, CAD rehabilitation (CR) program is
 mainly based on recovering sufficient exercise capacity and promoting regular personalized PA
 associated to modifications in lifestyle habits to improve control of cardiovascular risk
 factors and health-related quality of life. However, most of patients do not achieve the
 recommended levels of PA which may be partly due to numerous barriers that hamper the return
 to a physically active lifestyle. One promising interventions strategy is so-called 'brief
 interventions' (BI) to increase PA in health care settings used to initiate change for an
 unhealthy behavior in individuals and consisting in "verbal advice, discussion, negotiation
 or encouragement, with or without written or other support or follow-up". An 'extended brief
 intervention' (EBI) is similar but usually lasts more than 30 minutes and is delivered on a
 one-to-one or group basis and can be composed of multiple brief sessions. However, in CAD
 patients, the effect of such interventions on PA level and behavior remains unclear, as well
 as predictor patterns associated with better outcomes.

 The investigators aimed to assess the effect of a 4-day PA education program with multiple
 EBI and exercise on the level and barriers to PA in CAD patients and characterize the profile
 of participants (barriers to PA) with better outcomes.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  age 18 years and older

 -  stable coronary artery disease with appropriate medical certificate of fitness and no
 current medical conditions affecting sports participation.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients unable to give written constent

 -  Patients with impaired cognitive functions

 -  Patients with chronic motor deficiency or severe medical disorder (other than heart
 disease) significantly affecting functional abilities

 -  Patients with insufficient information about medical history of documented coronary
 disease