The purpose of this study was to identify the most responsive measure of aerobic fitness over a four week pre-surgical aerobic training program (prehabilitation) in patients undergoing major bowel resection. Twenty one subjects (14 in exercise, 7 in control) participated. Fourteen subjects underwent 26.5 +/- 8.6 days of progressive aerobic exercise training at 40 to 65% of heart rate reserve (%HRR). The results showed that peak power output was the only maximal measure that responded to training as it improved by 26 +/- 27% (ES = 0.24, SRM = 1.05) in the exercise group (p < 0.05) compared to no change in the control group. For the submaximal measures, 6-Minute Walking Test improved in both group. Submaximal V·O2 (V·O2submax) and Submaximal Heart Rate (HR submax) were the most responsive to training as they decreased by 13 +/- 15% (ES = -0.24, SRM = -0.57) and 7 +/- 6% (ES = -0.40, SRM = -0.97) at 76 +/- 47 W compared to no change in the control group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.84047 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Kim, Do Jun, 1974- |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002294280, proquestno: AAIMR22739, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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