EFFECT OF SUPERVISED MODERATE INTENSITY EXERCISE PROGRAM IN PHASE ONE CARDIAC REHABILITATION OF POST OPERATIVE CABG PATIENTS - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRAIL

Authors

  • Rajan Modi Ahmedabad Institute of Medical sciences Ahmedabad 380060, Gujarat, India.
  • Anjali Bhise Govt physiotherapy college, Civil hospital,Asarwa,Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Fagun Patel Ahmedabad institute of Medical Sciences, Lapkaman,Nr.lions Eye Hospital,Ognaj Circle, S.P.ring Road,Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15621/ijphy/2014/v1i4/54561

Keywords:

CABG, Moderate intensity exercise, Quality of life, Rehabilitation, Exercises.

Abstract

Background: With the increasing number of cases for CABG, the cardiac rehabilitation has gained importance. The trends in rehabilitation of a coronary artery disease patient are changing by incorporating a variety of aerobic exercises and resisted training in to their rehabilitation program. The outcome of any exercise chiefly depends on the training parameters like intensity, frequency and duration. Hence the present study focused to know the effects of supervised moderate intensity exercises on patients during hospital discharge following CABG. The objective of is to study the effectiveness of supervised moderate intensity exercise on distance walked and Quality of Life at hospital discharge following CABG.
Methods: Study recruited randomly 46 patients between age group 40-65 years who were posted for non-emergency CABG for the first time. Pre-operative assessment was done thoroughly and was divided in to two groups, Group A conventional treatment and Group B Moderate intensity exercise group. The patients were treated using different protocols in terms of intensity for 8-10 days immediate post CABG. Then the outcome parameters of 6MWT and sf-36 were compared for analysis.
Results: Both groups individually showed extremely significant results for two outcome measures. 6 MWD difference between two treatment groups showed significant results with unpaired t test (t = 8.5720,p<0.001). Quality of life score difference within group showed very significant results but there is no difference found between both groups.
Conclusion: Moderate intensity exercises can also be included in the immediate post-operative phase of CABG, as they reduce the length of hospital stay and quicken the cardiac rehabilitation process. But there need to be a lot of randomized control trails to confirm the benefits of moderate intensity exercises in phase one rehabilitation program after CABG. 

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07-10-2014
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Modi , R. ., Bhise, A. . ., & Patel, F. . (2014). EFFECT OF SUPERVISED MODERATE INTENSITY EXERCISE PROGRAM IN PHASE ONE CARDIAC REHABILITATION OF POST OPERATIVE CABG PATIENTS - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRAIL. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 1(4), 215–219. https://doi.org/10.15621/ijphy/2014/v1i4/54561

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