Nurse-led cardiac rehabilitation programme on physical capacity and mental health for heart valve patients: study protocol of a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence-based early rehabilitation intervention after heart valve surgery has been proven to have many benefits, but the experience of implementing nurse-led early rehabilitation combining exercise and psychology is still lacking. It is urgent to find a more acceptable and cost-effective method to provide exercise intervention and psychological support. The aim of this study is to design a nurse-led cardiac rehabilitation programme to increase the physical capacity and mental health for heart valve patient based on broaden-and-build theory.

Methods and analysis

A non-blinded randomised controlled trial will be conducted. A total of 86 adults diagnosed with heart valve disease will be recruited and randomly assigned to the control group and intervention group. T

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406905 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature