The Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation I Phase Program on Physical Capacity after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
10.5763/kjsm.2012.30.2.85
- Author:
Se Youn KIM
1
;
Jae Keun OH
;
Jung Ho YOUN
;
Young Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Therapy, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Heart;
Rehabiitation;
Coronary artery bypass;
Walking;
Expiration
- MeSH:
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels;
Follow-Up Studies;
Heart;
Heart Rate;
Humans;
Oxygen;
Transplants;
Walking
- From:The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine
2012;30(2):85-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of phase I cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) on physical capacity in patients with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Eighty seven patients who underwent CABG in our hospital were enrolled on the study. Among them, excluding 17 during the study, the results of 70 patients were included in the final data. Subjects were classified into two groups according to the participation in the phase I CRP; participation group (n=35) and non-participation group (n=35). The CR was executed for the participation group until patients' discharge. The variables including resting heart rate (RHR), oxygen saturation, walking distance in 6 minutes, and forced expiration amount were measured at initial phase, discharge and follow-up at 1 month after discharge. From the data, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) were calculated, and differences in each variable before, during, after the treatment and between groups were tested using repeated measure analysis of variance using SPSS ver. 18.0 statistics program for Window. For the effects and results with a statistical significance, post-hoc test was made using t-test. There was statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in the RHR and the walking distance in 6 minutes. While there was no significant difference in the oxygen saturation and the maximum expiration amount. As conclusion, the Phase I CRP after CABG showed a effect on the significant improvement of physical capacity by decreasing the RHR and increasing the walking distance in 6 minutes, exerting a positive influence on the recovery after the CABG operation.
