| Autor: |
Mondoa CT; Cardiac Rehabilitation Team, Forth Valley Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirling. catherine.mondoa@fvah.scot.nhs.uk |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Nursing in critical care [Nurs Crit Care] 2004 Jan-Feb; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 13-20. |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.0046.x |
| Abstrakt: |
The clinical syndrome of chronic heart failure is increasingly prevalent. It can be considered a multiorgan disorder that may exert a negative physical and psychological influence on a patient. Medication and surgical intervention have important roles to play and have certainly improved both morbidity and mortality in this field, but clearly these interventions alone are not enough. Excessive resource utilization for this group of patients has provided added impetus to research into non-pharmacological interventions. These encompass dietary and other lifestyle measures, including smoking cessation and exercise. Exercise has been shown to favourably affect the functional capacity and quality of life. There is also emerging evidence that it reduces mortality. In the absence of contraindications, regular endurance exercise coupled with strength training is undoubtedly beneficial. As with other cardiovascular research, there is a trend towards recruiting middle-aged males. This effectively means that practitioners need to be cautious when evaluating and/or implementing research evidence. By addressing the implications of physical activity for deconditioned patients with chronic heart failure, a holistic therapeutic regimen is fostered. This has been shown to improve the quality of life of patients and to enhance the quality of service delivered to this patient group. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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