PURPOSE: To compare physical activity levels of @entity1 in the first week after @entity583 ( @entity10036 ) and @entity64 . METHOD: We conducted an observational study using behavioural mapping. @entity10036 @entity1 were consecutively recruited from Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Data for @entity64 @entity1 (Royal Perth Hospital or Austin Hospital, Melbourne) were retrieved from an existing database. @entity1 were observed for 1   min every 10   min from 8  am to 5  pm. At each observation, the @entity1 's highest level of physical activity, location and @entity1 present were recorded. Details of physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions were recorded by the therapists. RESULTS: Proportion of the day spent physically inactive was lower in @entity10036 (n   =   32, median 48%) than @entity64 (n   =   125, median 59%) @entity1 , but this difference was not significant in univariate or multivariate (adjusting for age, walking ability and days post-event) regression. Time spent physically active was higher in @entity10036 (median 23%) than @entity64 (median 10%) @entity1 (p   =   0.009), but this difference did not survive multivariate adjustment (p   =   0.67). More @entity64 @entity1 (78%) than @entity10036 @entity1 (19%) participated in therapy. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first objective data on physical activity levels of acute @entity10036 @entity1 . While they were more active than @entity64 @entity1 , the difference was largely attributable to walking ability. Implications for rehabilitation In the first week after @entity583 , @entity1 spent about half the day physically inactive (even though 81% were able to walk independently). Similar levels of inactivity were seen in a comparable cohort of @entity64 @entity1 , suggesting that environmental factors play an important role. There appears to be wide scope for increasing levels of physical rehabilitation after acute cardiovascular events, though optimal timing and dose remain unclear.

Is early rehabilitation a myth? Physical inactivity in the first week after XXXX and @entity64 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'people'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'acute stroke'] @entity10036 :: ('MESH:D020423', 'Disease') :: ['MI']
@entity583 :: (MESH:D009203,Disease) :: ['myocardial infarction']
