A multi-disciplinary coronary rehabilitation programme: three years initial experience.
We have established a multi-disciplinary cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients with a variety of cardiac problems. The majority are post-myocardial infarction patients who attend the programme from the time of their early mobilisation on the ward until the end of their convalescence. In this paper we describe the programme and the way in which we have attempted an initial assessment of its impact on the psychosocial and medical status of patients one year after infarction. The results of this assessment do not, on the whole, support our strong impression of the value of such treatment. The reasons for this apparent discrepancy will be discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team