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Cardiac rehabilitation: gym and meetings with patients
Published on 27 September 2018
Spain
Galicia
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About this good practice
Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is a programme that matches within TITTAN thematic Area 3: Active Citizens; through patients involvement in co-design experiences with health professionals and caregivers for a healthy active ageing.
The cardiology service of the University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela has implemented a complete CR programme, because they realised that exists this need. CR usually provide education and counselling services to help heart patients increase physical fitness, reduce cardiac symptoms, improve health and reduce the risk of future heart problems, including heart attack. One of the innovations is a gym, where is provided specific training and exercises for cardiac patients. Besides, every Wednesday patients (and their relatives) meet a group of experts related to cardiac rehabilitation. The meetings began in September 2015. They last around an hour and the hot topics are:
-healthy dietary habits
-suitable physiotherapy for cardiac rehabilitation
-educating patients and their relatives on how to manage cardiac patients
-eliminating bad habits: tobacco
-establishing good practices: physical exercise
The environment was sought to be patient-friendly, so the room chosen was a very special one: CODIGO SAUDE, an innovative meeting-room located inside the hospital, but in the library facilities, with comfortable sitting puffs, tables and blackboards, close to one of the coffee lounges of the hospital.
The cardiology service of the University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela has implemented a complete CR programme, because they realised that exists this need. CR usually provide education and counselling services to help heart patients increase physical fitness, reduce cardiac symptoms, improve health and reduce the risk of future heart problems, including heart attack. One of the innovations is a gym, where is provided specific training and exercises for cardiac patients. Besides, every Wednesday patients (and their relatives) meet a group of experts related to cardiac rehabilitation. The meetings began in September 2015. They last around an hour and the hot topics are:
-healthy dietary habits
-suitable physiotherapy for cardiac rehabilitation
-educating patients and their relatives on how to manage cardiac patients
-eliminating bad habits: tobacco
-establishing good practices: physical exercise
The environment was sought to be patient-friendly, so the room chosen was a very special one: CODIGO SAUDE, an innovative meeting-room located inside the hospital, but in the library facilities, with comfortable sitting puffs, tables and blackboards, close to one of the coffee lounges of the hospital.
Resources needed
Funding for the gym: 30.000€
Fees for the professionals: 0€ (no fees from professionals)
All the cardiology service of the University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela was needed to implement this programme. Now, some tasks are made by the own patients involved.
Fees for the professionals: 0€ (no fees from professionals)
All the cardiology service of the University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela was needed to implement this programme. Now, some tasks are made by the own patients involved.
Evidence of success
Although, the results of this initiative are long-term there's already evidence of its contribution to the patients in terms of:
-Quality of life
-Satisfaction
-Adherence to the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
-Quality of life
-Satisfaction
-Adherence to the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
Potential for learning or transfer
In terms of social impact, the patients' better adherence to a cardiac rehabilitation programme saves costs to the Public Administration. It improves the quality of life and satisfaction of the patients and their relatives. Through motivational interviews with cardiac rehabilitation nurses, the patient motivation is improved and monitored. Besides Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is a programme that fosters patient empowerment, since they take control of their rehabilitation process.
Patient improvements:
-Quality of life
-Satisfaction
-Adherence to the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
In addition, the patients' better adherence to a cardiac rehabilitation programme saves costs to the Public Administration.
Patient improvements:
-Quality of life
-Satisfaction
-Adherence to the cardiac rehabilitation programme.
In addition, the patients' better adherence to a cardiac rehabilitation programme saves costs to the Public Administration.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Organisation
University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela (CHUS)
Spain
Galicia
Contact
Coordinator of European Projects