ABSTRACT
Background and Aim: Cardiovascular disease can affect physical and mental conditions
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of phase 1 and 2 of cardiac rehabilitation on physical and mental health components in the patients with acute coronary syndrome
Materials and methods: This clinical trial study included 50 patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted to the coronary care units of the hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences between 2013 and 2014
The participants were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group performed cardiac rehabilitation program and the control group received routine care
QOL-sf36 questioner was used before and one month after intervention to assess physical and mental health components
Using SPSS 18 software, data were analyzed by T- test
Results: There were no significant differences in the demographic variables and cardiovascular risk factors between the experimental and control groups
The mean scores of physical component and mental component after intervention, were 40.9+/- 9.9 and 37.7 +/-10.4 in the control group and 46.9+/-8.6 and 45.3+/-10.6 in the experimental group respectively
The results of T-test showed that the mean scores of physical [p=0.02] and mental [p=0.01] health components in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that cardiac rehabilitation program can improve physical and mental health components in the patients with acute coronary syndrome
ABSTRACT
Cardiac arrhythmia is one of the most common cardio-vascular diseases. Pacemaker as one of the curative methods in treating patients with arrhythmia can reduce most of their problems. In spite of its benefits, it may cause some physical and psychological problems and affect on patients quality of life. Thus, following up is necessary for these patients. Telephone follow up may be useful as a cheap and effective method for this purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of telephone follow up by nurse on the quality of life in patients with pacemaker. In this clinical-trial study, 60 patients with pacemaker were divided into two groups. Case group was followed up by telephone and control group was followed up by routine procedure. The quality of life [QOL] was assessed using AQOL and sf-36 questionnaires for duration of one month. Data were analyzed using independent and paired-t tests. No significant difference was found between case and control group for the quality of life scores before starting the study. At the end of the study, mean quality of life scores was significantly higher in case group compared to the control group. Paired t-test also showed a significant difference between the mean of quality of life scores in case group before and after the study [P<0.001]. Telephone following-up can be used as a cheap and effective method for improving the quality of life in patients with pacemaker after discharge