Efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation on the quality of life of people: integrative literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Rosa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Fernandes, João, Martins, Sofia, Carvalho, Nélia, Batista, Susana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.48492/servir0201.25859
• topic: doença cardíaca; reabilitação cardíaca; qualidade de vida; enfermagem de reabilitação; heart disease; cardiac Rehabilitation; cardiac rehabilitation; quality of life; rehabilitation nursing; enfermedad cardíaca; rehabilitación cardíaca; calidad de vida; enfermería en rehabilitación

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation has proven to be an effective interventional strategy in promoting health, maximizing the patient’s quality of life (QoL). Objective: Thus, this study aims to assess the effects of rehabilitation programs on the quality of life of people with heart disease. Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted using electronic platforms of Scielo, Medline® (via PubMed®), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL (EBSCO) and Open Access Scientific Repositories in Portugal. Studies published between January 2015 and January 2021 were searched, respecting the previously established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The review corpus was composed of 7 articles. Results: Cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been shown to globally improve the QoL of cardiac patients. These improvements have been found at thephysical, emotional and social levels, as well as in the management of cardiovascular risk factors. There is evidence of a short-term benefit through physicaltraining and the application of adapted exercises on people’s QoL Conclusion: Cardiac rehabilitation programs are effectively a therapeutic resource with a positive cross-sectional effectiveness in the quality of life of people with heart disease. Thus, it becomes imperative for rehabilitation nurses to develop intervention programs that provide health gains and optimise the patients’ overall quality of life.