Open Access“No More Couch-Potato!” Patients' Experiences of a Pre-Operative Programme of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Those Awaiting Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Author(s) -
Maria Mooney,
Donna Fitzsimons,
Geoff Richardson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1873-1953
pISSN - 1474-5151
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , anxiety , physical therapy , coronary artery bypass surgery , cardiac surgery , intervention (counseling) , artery , coronary artery disease , nursing , surgery , psychiatry
The waiting period for coronary artery bypass surgery is a difficult time for patients and families. Pre-operative cardiac rehabilitation may be safe and effective, but there is limited evidence regarding patients' experience and perceptions of such intervention.
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