Effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programme on activity tolerance selected physiological parameters heart rate electrocardiogram and quality of life among hospitalized CABG surgery patients

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of global death accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year,a number is expected to grow more than 23.6 million by 2030, one of the disease that affect the blood vessels of the heart is coronary artery disease. If there multiple blocks are in the vessels surgical treatment is needed. One of the advanced surgical procedure is coronary artery bypass graft. After surgery cardiac rehabilitation programme helps the person to attain maximum physical and psychosocial health. The aim of the study those who received cardiac rehabilitation programme will experience more activity tolerance and improved physiological parameters (heart rate, ECG) and quality of life, to find out the pretest and posttest activity tolerance, selected physiological parameters (heart rate, ECG) and quality of life of patients with CABG surgery in experimental and control group. To find out the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programme in terms of activity tolerance, selected physiological parameters (heart rate, ECG) and quality of life of patients with CABG surgery, find out the relationship between activity tolerance of the patients with CABG surgery who received cardiac rehabilitation programme and their quality of life, the relationship between physiological parameters (heart rate, ECG) of the patients with CABG surgery who received cardiac rehabilitation programme and their quality of life. A quantitative approach with quasi experimental non equivalent pre test post test control group design is used for the study.100 CABG patients who had undergone CABG surgery aged between 35-75 were taken. Among them 50 were assigned for intervention group and 50 were assigned for control group. The present study findings concluded cardiac rehabilitation had positive effects on activity tolerance, physiological parameters and Quality of life. Cardiac rehabilitation can be used in clinical and community settings to improve activity tolerance, physiological parameters and quality of life.