title: Effects of a preoperative individualized exercise program on selected recovery variables for cardiac surgery patients: A pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research on preoperative individualized exercise prescription (PIEP) for heart surgery patients in Taiwan is lacking. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of a PIEP in the Taiwanese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental design, using purposive sampling, was conducted. Thirty-five patients were recruited, of whom 15 chose to participate in the experimental (PIEP training plus usual care) group, and 20 chose to participate in the control (usual care) group. The effects of the intervention were determined by pulmonary complication-related parameters and quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development and process of PIEPs suitable for cardiac patients was described in this study. The results reveal that the two-week exercise-training program contributed to a decreased peak respiratory exchange ratio (RER) after the surgery and earlier ambulation. The effectiveness of PIEPs in improving the quality of life in cardiac surgery patients was validated. This study may also contribute as a reference of the PIEP effect on patients to the healthcare providers.
authors: Tungs' Taichung MetroHabor Hospital, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, 365 Ming Te Road PeiTou, Taipei 112.
authors: Heng-Hsin
authors: HH
authors: Tung
authors: Shu-Fen
authors: SF
authors: Shen
authors: Chun-Che
authors: CC
authors: Shih
authors: Kuan-Ming
authors: KM
authors: Chiu
authors: Jyun-Yi
authors: JY
authors: Lee
authors: Chieh-Yu
authors: CY
authors: Liu
keywords: Cardiac surgery; Exercise prescription; Preoperative; Pulmonary function; Quality of life
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