From Risk to Resilience: The Cardiac Rehabilitation Journey

Abstract

This Internship project examined how Anna Jaques Hospitals cardiac rehabilitation program is e<ective for patients who su<ered a cardiac event. To analyze this, upon completion of the cardiac rehabilitation patients were presented with a satisfaction survey. Patients went through 12-24 sessions of the cardiac rehabilitation program. This involved patients to participate in various exercises that specialized nurses and exercise physiologist monitored using EKGs, blood pressures, weight and the measure of the energy of the expenditure of physical activity (METS). The overall goal for cardiac rehabilitation is to allow cardiac patients to maintain a healthy lifestyle and recover from their cardiac issues. The results of the satisfaction survey have proven that Anna Jaques Cardiac Rehabilitation program is beneficial to all cardiac patients who attend.