“Intermittent claudication a real pain in the calf”—Patient experience of diagnosis and treatment with a supervised exercise program

Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common condition which has severe impacts on quality of life, physical function, and mental health. Supervised exercise is the recommended first-line treatment for patients with this condition; however, these are not always feasible or accessible to patients. As the proportion of patients who have this treatment remains suboptimal, it is important to better understand the perception of exercise in this population. A gap in the literature exists about the barriers and facilitators to exercise in patients completing, dropping out of, or declining an exercise program.

Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Amy-Elizabeth Harwood, Edward Broadbent, Joshua Phillip Totty, George Edward Smith, Ian Clifford Chetter Tags: Article Source Type: research