Evaluating the Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Plan on Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

authors:

avatar Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi 1 , avatar Farideh Kazemi 2 , avatar Somayeh Khani 3 , * , avatar Hazhir Seifpanahi-Shabani 4 , avatar Maryam Garousian 5 , avatar Mehran Ghabeshi 6 , avatar Fatemeh Razmara 7 , avatar Ghodratollah Roshanaei 8

Assistant Professor, Child & Maternity Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
PhD Candidate of Reproductive Health, Department of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Student Research Center, Midwife, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Student Research Center, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Supervisor Training- Master of mental health education, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Clinical Supervisors & IT Supervisor- nursing expert, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
CCU nurse Heart - nursing expert, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

how to cite: Masoumi S Z, Kazemi F, Khani S , Seifpanahi-Shabani H, Garousian M, et al. Evaluating the Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Plan on Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2017;2(2):e130062. https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-020204.

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular surgeries are among the conventional surgeries aimed at increasing the survival rate and improving the quality of life of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life of patients undergoing Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Methods: This was a semi-experimental study performed on 160 patients undergoing CABG surgery. The rehabilitation program was carried out for 13 weeks (three sessions per week) in 40 sessions, six weeks after the CABG surgery. The MacNew standard questionnaire and the general health questionnaire (S-f 36) were completed before the beginning of rehabilitation sessions as well as after completion of these sessions by patients.Results: According to the results, the quality of life of patients significantly increased in the physical and emotional areas after the rehabilitation program. The results also indicated that there was a significant difference between various levels of research in the physical functioning variables, dysfunction due to physical health, dysfunction due to emotional health, energy/fatigue of individuals, emotional well-being, social functioning, pain, and general health.Conclusions: The present results indicated the improved quality of life of patients in all the areas after cardiac rehabilitation intervention, compared to before that. Therefore, paying more attention to cardiac rehabilitation is necessary due to its positive effects on increasing the quality of life of patients.

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