Table 2:
Adherence to exercise intervention, by phase (Months 1-6 vs. 7-12)
Study Period | Prescribed Sessions^ |
Attended Sessions |
Total Adherence |
Median Individual Adherence |
% with Adherence >66% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Months 1-6 | 3111 | 1851 | 59.5% | 60.7% | 45.8% |
Months 7-12 | 2496 | 1221 | 48.9% | 38.2% | 30.2% |
Excluding those sessions for which exercise was prohibited due to acute medical reasons (e.g., acute infection, hospitalization). However, sessions in patients who had dropped out were considered “prescribed sessions” for calculating adherence.