Cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) is a comprehensive intervention
that integrates individualized and monitored exercise with teaching
information, both of which are important for patients after CABG and act
in two steps: First, cardiac rehabilitation promotes quicker and
healthier recovery from cardiac surgery in the first duration following
the surgery, which is mostly significant for CABG patient, as an aging
person with several diseases and limitations. Second, it provides better
routines, and the necessary information to manage coronary artery
diseases (CAD) in order to be successful in the long
run.1Kabboul et al2 indicated that the core components of
cardiac rehabilitation are, first, exercise to improve cardiovascular
wellness without exceeding safe points; second, instruction about
coronary illness alongside direction on approaches to balance out or
turn around coronary illness by improving danger factors, for example,
decreasing/quitting smoking, lipid and hypertension (HTN) control,
weight reduction/control, improved management of diabetes, and increased
physical movement; and third, diet counselling and improved mental
health.
Assessing the health -related quality of life (HRQOL) of cardiovascular
patients is essential to know the impact of cardiovascular and
rehabilitation interventions in terms of physical, mental, and social
aspects, which can be beneficial as an indicator of the efficiency of
therapeutic and diagnostic.3 Nawito et
al4 referred to the HRQOL as an overall assessment of
total well-being that includes physical and social well-being. All
aspects of life, including work, home, relationships, finance, and
health, affect it.
There are limited systematic reviews of randomized control trials (RCT)
and quasi-experimental studies that assess the effectiveness of CRPs for
CABG patients. Hence, it is important to conduct such type of studies
because it provides a comprehensive understanding of the importance of a
CRP and how it improves the HRQOL and physiological outcomes of cardiac
patients. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the
literature that search the effect of CRPs on HRQoL of CABG patients, and
physiological outcomes.