Cardiac rehabilitation : a workbook for use with group programmes /

Cardiac rehabilitation : a workbook for use with group programmes /

This easy-to-use manual provides a practical framework for a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a successful cardiac rehabilitation programme.: Despite evidence that cardiac rehabilitation programmes reduce risk, there is no standard for hospital-based multidisciplinary programmes - which are thus c...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bath, Julian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:
Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Exercise Therapy > methods.
Group Processes.
Health Behavior.
Risk Reduction Behavior.
Heart > Diseases > Patients > Rehabilitation.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Heart.
MEDICAL > Cardiology.
United Kingdom.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation
  • The cardiac rehabilitation programme in Gloucestershire
  • The exercise programme
  • Preparing for the first session
  • Coronary heart disease, psychology, and exercise (week 1)
  • Aerobic exercise and stress (week 2)
  • Warming up, cooling down, angina, and hypertension (week 3)
  • Activities to avoid, making changes for life, and cholesterol (week 4)
  • Enough or too much exercise? : diet and coronary heart disease (week 5)
  • The benefits of regular exercise and making the most of your recovery (week 6)
  • Staying fit, cardiac medication, and the future! (week 7).