Are exercise prescriptions for patients with cardiovascular disease, made by physiotherapists, in agreement with European recommendations? KU Leuven
AIMS: Physiotherapists often treat patients with (elevated risk for) cardiovascular disease (CVD), and should thus be able to provide evidence-based exercise advice to these patients. This study, therefore, aims to examine whether exercise prescriptions by physiotherapists to patients with CVD are in accordance with European recommendations. METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective observational survey included forty-seven Belgian physiotherapists. ...