This detailed reference provides practical strategies and a
scientific foundation for designing and implementing cardiac
rehabilitation services to relieve the symptoms of cardiovascular
disease patients through exercise training and risk reduction and
secondary prevention, improve quality of life, and decrease
mortality.
Emphasizes multidisciplinary care that includes exercise training,
behavioral interventions, and education and counseling regarding
lifestyle changes and other aspects of secondary prevention
Written by world-renowned physicians, nurses, exercise
physiologists, psychologists, dietitians, educators, and counselors
in the field, Cardiac Rehabilitation
presents evidence-based medicine as the cornerstone of clinical
cardiology practice
discusses interventions that limit the physiological and
psychological effects of cardiac illness
offers guidelines that enable elderly patients to maintain
self-sufficiency and functional independence
describes means of social and workplace reintegration
evaluates policies for maintaining high-quality care, efficacy, and
safety in an atmosphere of diminishing resources
explains the role of managed care in moving rehabilitative care
into the home, workplace, and other nontraditional sites
assesses new interactive technologies that aid in tracking patient
data
gives pragmatic recommendations for the delivery of cardiac
rehabilitative care in the next millenium
and more
Advocating integrated, high-quality, consistent cardiac
rehabilitation services for the well-being of patients recovering
from a variety of cardiovascular problems and procedures, Cardiac
Rehabilitation is ideally suited for cardiologists, cardiovascular
surgeons, primary care physicians, cardiac rehabilitation
professionals, cardiac care nurses, dietitians, physical and
occupational therapists, exercise physiologists, psychologists,
behavioral counselors, hospital managers, health plan designers,
and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school
students in these disciplines.
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