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Effect of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction on Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life
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Abstract
objective: TO COMPARE THE IMPACT OF AN 8-WEEK FULL VERSUS LIGHT CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WHO UNDERWENT SUCCESSFUL PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PPCI).
STUDY DESIGN : A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY.
STUDY SETTING :THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL .
PATIENTS: 60 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE CORONARY CARE UNIT IN AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH ACUTE ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI) WHO UNDERWENT RECENT SUCCESSFUL PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PPCI) from JANUARY TILL MAY 2016.
RESULTS : THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS REGARDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE END OF THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM. MOREOVER, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS REGARDING THE PARAMETERS OF THE SYMPTOM LIMITED EXERCISE TEST BY MODIFIED BRUCE PROTOCOL AT THE END OF THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
CONCLUSION: NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WAS FOUND BETWEEN EFFECTS OF FULL (3 SESSIONS PER WEEK FOR 8 WEEKS) AND LIGHT (ONE SESSION PER WEEK FOR 8 WEEKS) CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXERCISE CAPACITY, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION.