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3 articles for “cardiac rehabilitation”
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Patient Teaching for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cardio Diabetes
Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and are a significant contributor to morbidity and health-related costs. Coronary artery disease (CAD)—the most common type of CVDs—is considered as a chronic condition and, therefore, requires a careful medical management with multiple recommendations for patients to achieve optimal secondary prevention. As a consequence, patient education is a necessary step to promote patient understanding of the recommended therapies and behavior …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 29–35 Read article
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Soft Robotic Actuators in Corporeal Assistive Devices
Abstract: The following paper discusses various applications of soft robotic actuators mainly in the form of corporeal assistive devices i.e., devices for assisting various parts of the human body. Being inexpensive, light weight, soft, non-restrictive and easy to use they are replacing the conventional rigid actuators in every application. Soft actuators are pneumatically powered and consist of compliant elastomeric materials. This paper reviews the use of soft robotic actuators in assistive …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Embedded System & Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 17–21 Read article
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Anxiety Reduction among Cardiac Surgery Patients
Abstract: Heart surgery is a stressful life event. Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) can be implementing in nursing practice as an effective, complimentary therapy. Present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the effect of PMR on anxiety level of valvular heart surgery patients. A randomized controlled trial was done and 65 adult patients were enrolled and randomly assigned 33 into the experimental group and 32 into control group. Hamilton anxiety …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 38–47 Read article