Key result
A phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme significantly improved all health-related quality of life domains in post-CABG patients at the end of the program and at 3-month follow-up.
Why the study?
Does a phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme improve health-related quality of life in patients after CABG?
Observational (n=926)
No
Does a phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme improve health-related quality of life in patients after CABG?
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation significantly improves short- and long-term physical, mental, and emotional quality of life in patients following CABG.
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May support phase II rehab in post-CABG care; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm benefits.
Moghadam et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=926). Phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme vs. 882 healthy individuals from the general population was evaluated on Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains assessed by the SF-36 Health Survey. A phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme significantly improved all health-related quality of life domains in post-CABG patients at the end of the program and at 3-month follow-up.
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