Rethinking Achievement: Optimal Dose of Supervised Exercise Sessions for a Cardiac Fitness and Rehabilitation Program for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Fitness improvements were seen with fewer than 36 sessions, but an optimal dose for a complete program remains unclear. Rethinking program completion as achieving goals rather than a specified number of sessions should be considered. Individualized, personal dosing may yield the most efficient use of patient time and health care resources.
Authors
- Keri M. Shafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6447-1843)
- Naomi Gauthier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-3164)
- Lindsey Reynolds
- Katherine Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-287X)
- Tracy Curran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-1105)
- Kimberlee Gauvreau
Institutions
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (IN)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hcr.0000000000000992
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00