Even though the numbers of dietician and LSA meetings were lower in the supervised program, our study showed that the participants of the supervised program were more satisfied with the intervention than the participants of the start-up program.
As regards the latter aspect, several studies in different fields of neuro- and physical rehabilitation observed that although in both supervised and unsupervised exercise programs benefits for the patients were observed, supervised programs are associated with greater improvements in the investigated function [ 24, 25].
A supervised mentor program is a key element to this program design.
The supervised release program is an expansion of successful pilot programs that have been running in Queens and Manhattan since 2009 and 2013, respectively.
But according to Alex Crohn, general counsel at the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the supervised release program is targeted at suspects who need more than just a nudge to return to court.
The duration of the supervised exercise program is 6 weeks (12 units).
The same protocol and training frequency as the 1 1 and group supervised training program is explained and recommended to be followed by the home-based smartphone-assisted participants.
The court-supervised settlement program is operating exactly as intended — a position supported not only by independent BP-selected accountants, but also by the federal judge overseeing the case and by BP itself.
Further study is required to determine the sustainability of the exercise program and its generalizability to other disease stage groups and cancer populations and investigate whether the supervised 12 week program is better suited for men who are more sedentary.
The supervised exercise program was undertaken at each participant's local community gym and was supervised by exercise physiologists.
