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Elderly patient-centered rehabilitation after cardiac surgery

Authors :
Antonio Mazza
Federica Camera
Antonella Maestri
Francesco Longoni
Anna Patrignani
Alessandra Gualco
Cristina Opasich
Franco Cobelli
Source :
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 68, Iss 1 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
PAGEPress Publications, 2016.

Abstract

The rate of over-70 year post-surgery patients referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Units is increasing. Strategies designed to encourage and facilitate participation in rehabilitation programs in the elderly should be developed. Aim of this paper is to present our elderly-centered program, specifically designed on patient’s needs and frailty, and its short- and medium-term results in 160 consecutive over-70 year patients, admitted in our Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit soon after cardiac surgery. The program was safe, well accepted by the patients, and effective in improving objective and subjective functional status.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
11220643 and 25325264
Volume :
68
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5e97cb24bac04e74b2b001a11d5ae13b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2007.467