Scientific Research
Rehabilitation exercises after implantation of implantable cardiac pacemaker
Hui Huang, Meirong Chen, Jianyi Huang, Airong Li, Zhihong Wang, Wei Wang, Jianming Li, Yuyan He
Published 2019-01-01
Cite as IMHGN, 2019, 25(1): 55-58. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-1245.2019.01.016
Abstract
ObjectiveTo study the clinical effect of rehabilitation exercise after implantation of implantable pacemaker.
MethodsFrom January to December, 2017, 100 patients implanted implantable cardiac pacemaker at our department were divided into a treatment group and a control group according to the different nursing methods, 50 cases for each group. The control group received routine nursing care after implanting pacemaker, and the treatment group took rehabilitation training by doing rehabilitation exercise after pacemaker implantation. The complications of the two groups were observed and recorded on the 7th day after operation. The satisfaction degree and hospitalization time of the two groups were compared. The self-care ability of life and the compliance of shoulder joint function exercise were compared between the two groups 30 days after operation.
Results7 days after operation, the incidence of shoulder joint pain was 12% in the treatment group and 46% in the control group (P <0.05); and the NRS score of shoulder joint pain was lower in the treatment group than in the control group [(2.76±1.31) vs. (3.69±1.45), P<0.05]. The satisfaction rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (96% vs. 84%, P<0.05). The hospitalization time of the treatment group was significantly shorter than that of the control group [(7.52±1.12) days vs. (8.23±1.23) days, P<0.05]. 30 days after operation, the treatment group had a higher rate of self-care ability than the control group (96% vs. 82%, P<0.05). The compliance of shoulder joint exercise was higher in the treatment group than in the control group (94% vs. 80%, P<0.05).
ConclusionsEarly rehabilitation exercise after pacemaker implantation can reduce the incidence of shoulder joint pain, decrease the pain score, shorten the hospitalization time, and improve the patients’ satisfaction, compliance, ability of postoperative self-care, and the recovery.
Key words:
Implantable pacemaker; Rehabilitation exercise; Complications
Contributor Information
Hui Huang
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Foshan First People’s Hospital, Foshan 528000, China
Meirong Chen
Jianyi Huang
Airong Li
Zhihong Wang
Wei Wang
Jianming Li
Yuyan He