Cardiac Rehabilitation

Guideline No. 57
ISBN 189989392X
January 2002

The full guideline, quick reference guide and patient versions of the guidleine are available to download in Adobe Acrobat format (info). The full guideline is available in HTML format to read online.

• Full guideline (357K)
• Quick reference guide (76K)

Contents

• Update to printed guideline
• Key to evidence statements and grades of recommendations

1. Introduction
2. Psychological and educational interventions
3. Exercise training
4. Interventions in specific patient groups
5. Long term follow up
6. Information for patients
7. Implementation and audit
8. Development of the guideline

• References
• Abbreviations

Related Guidelines

• Antithromobitic therapy
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease
• Management of chronic heart failure
• Management of stable angina
• Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Additional Information

• Costing from a randomised trial of secondary prevention clinics in primary care
• Resource implications of cardiac rehabilitation
• Staff requirements for a cardiac rehabilitation service

Supporting Documentation

Quality of life measures

• EuroQol or EQ-5D
• SF-3
• Dartmouth Coop Chart
• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS
• Quality of Life after Myocardial Infraction (QLMI) Questionnair
• Cardiovascular and Symptoms Profile - CLASP
• Shuttle walking test CD's (contact details)
  

General

• Press release
• Search narrative

Internet Links

• Action on Smoking and Health
• American Heart Association
• BBC Health
• British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation
• British Cardiovascular Society
• British Heart Foundation
• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
• Diabetes UK
• Health Scotland
• NHS Direct
• Scottish Health on the Web

 

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