Abstract
Background and objectives:Cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) is a multidisciplinary strategy to
help cardiac patients override the complications associated with cardiac
disease. Patients following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) face a
critical complication that may affect their health-related quality of
life and physiological outcomes, and these programs provide a better and
faster recovery from cardiac surgery within the first weeks after
surgery. This study reviews the impact of cardiac rehabilitation
programs on the specific outcomes among CABG patients. Methods:In this systematic review the PRISMA-2020 guideline was used. Assessment
of quality of the chosen studies, using the “Consolidated Standards of
Reporting Trial (CONSORT)” and Transparent Reporting of Evaluations
with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND) checklist. Eligible studies were
finally included in the literature review were 8 out of the 45 records
identified, (from 2010-2021). Results: The cardiac
rehabilitation program showed a consistent enhancement in health-related
quality of life as a primary outcome and in the physiological variables
as a secondary outcome. This study of systematic review of experimental
and non-experimental studies highlights the positive impact of this type
of programs on health-related quality of life and physiological
variables of CABG patients. Conclusion: The results have
significant implications in nursing research and practice, as the data
offered can be used by the stakeholders and administrators of health
institutions to improve their awareness of join CRP in the routine care
of CABG patients.
KEYWORDS: cardiac rehabilitation programs, experimental study,
health-related quality of life, physiological variables, systematic
review.