ICF framework in cardiac rehabilitation: a real-life implementation in post-cardiac surgery and chronic heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is growing in importance in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) as the number of elderly comorbid patients increases.

Aim

To classify through the ICF framework a group of post-cardiac surgery (CS) and chronic heart failure (CHF) patients undergoing rehabilitation. Then, to compare the two groups and identify possible factors at admission that could affect ICF evaluations at discharge.

Design

Observational retrospective real-life study.

Setting

Two inpatient CR units.

Population

Consecutive CS and CHF patients admitted for CR (January-December 2019).

Methods

Clinical, anthropometric data and functional status at admission and discharge were extracted from patient healt

SUBMITTER: Scalvini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664764 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature