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January 1, 2016Acta Medica InternationalOpen Access

Physical therapy program improves the physiological impact towards better quality of life and low cardiac risk factors in patients following coronary artery bypass grafting. Systematic review

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Key result

Cardiac rehabilitation programs improved quality of life and reduced cardiac risk factors in post-CABG patients across 9 studies, with varying effects based on program components.

Why the study?

Do cardiac rehabilitation programs improve quality of life and reduce cardiac risk factors in post-CABG patients?

Population

Post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients (9 studies)

Comparison

Cardiac rehabilitation programs / physical… vs Control group

Design

Systematic_review

Authors

HDHussain Al DeraKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesRARawan AldahashMcMaster University

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Overview

Supports routine cardiac rehabilitation referral post-CABG; reinforces consensus from prior guidelines and trials.

Study Design

Type

Systematic Review

Structured PICO

Do cardiac rehabilitation programs improve quality of life and reduce cardiac risk factors in post-CABG patients?

P
Population
Systematic review of 9 studies evaluating the impact of cardiac rehabilitation programs on quality of life and cardiac risk factors in post-CABG patients.
I
Intervention
Cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRPs) / physical therapy programs
C
Comparator
Control group (non-intervention, usual or standard care)
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Outcome
Quality of life (in terms of physical function) and cardiac risk factorspatient reported

Cardiac rehabilitation programs consistently improve quality of life and reduce cardiac risk factors in patients recovering from coronary artery bypass grafting.

Limitations

  • Improvements varied between studies according to variations in the components of cardiac rehabilitation programs
  • Improvements were quite varied between the 9 studies according to variations in the components of CRPs

Cite This Study

Dera et al. (2016) conducted a systematic review in Post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Cardiac rehabilitation programs vs. Usual care or no intervention was evaluated on Quality of life and cardiac risk factors. Cardiac rehabilitation programs improved quality of life and reduced cardiac risk factors in post-CABG patients across 9 studies, with varying effects based on program components.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93bc830d31bab2d3e1d509https://doi.org/10.5530/ami.2016.1.38
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