Pre-habilitation program for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients: a pilot project
| dc.contributor.author | Kehler, Dustin Scott | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Ready, Elizabeth (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Sawatzky, Jo-Ann (Nursing) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Duhamel, Todd (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-14T15:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-14T15:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12-14 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology and Recreation Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study determined whether a pre-operative cardiac “pre-habilitation” (Prehab) program improves the health of elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients to a greater extent than standard care (StanC). Seventeen elective CABG patients were randomized to StanC (n= 9) or Prehab (n= 8) at Baseline and were followed at 1-2 weeks pre-operatively (Preop) and Three months post-operatively. Functional walking ability was assessed using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and 5-meter Gait Speed Test. Baseline data was not different between groups. Patients in StanC did not improve 6MWT scores; whereas Prehab patients improved 6MWT distance by 35% and 39% at Preop and Three months post-operatively, respectively (p<0.05). Gait speed scores were 25% and 27% lower in Prehab patients at Preop and Three months post-operatively, respectively, as compared to StanC (p<0.05). These data suggest that Prehab is an attractive intervention for enhancing functional walking ability before and after elective CABG surgery. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/13238 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronary artery disease | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronary artery bypass | en_US |
| dc.subject | Exercise therapy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pre-habilitation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physical activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Healthy lifestyle | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cardiac rehabilitation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waiting lists | en_US |
| dc.title | Pre-habilitation program for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients: a pilot project | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |