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Sustainable Relaxation CD for Cardiac Rehabilitation. Patricia Maguire R.G.N. H..Dip Mgt , H Dip Cardiac Rehabilitation. Cardiac Rehabilitation Co-ordinator Nuala Mc Keown B.Sc. (Hons) Psych, PGCert (Soc Sci). Location. Population in County Louth: 101,821 Population in Dundalk: 27,385.
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Sustainable Relaxation CDforCardiac Rehabilitation Patricia Maguire R.G.N. H..Dip Mgt , H Dip Cardiac Rehabilitation. Cardiac Rehabilitation Co-ordinator Nuala Mc Keown B.Sc. (Hons) Psych, PGCert (Soc Sci)
Location Population in County Louth: 101,821 Population in Dundalk: 27,385
Standardised Mortality Rates forIschaemic Heart Diseasein Europe per 100,000 population 1996 600 500 400 Ireland EU 300 200 100 0 Ireland European Union
Building Healthier Hearts 1999 • ‘Cardiovascular diseases eventually kill half the Irish population.’ • ‘Psychological disturbances post coronary artery disease have been shown to inhibit long term outcomes’ • ‘Psychological distress has a major impact on health care costs.’
Research • Anxiety and depression have been associated with poor outcomes in patients with an otherwise good recovery (Mark et al., 1992 cited in Building Healthier Hearts, 1999) . • Research indicates that distressed patients were re-hospitalised at a rate significantly higher than non-distressed patients (McGee et al., 1994 cited in Building Healthier Hearts, 1999)
Cardiac Rehabilitation • Phase I, II, III. • Phase III – Exercise and Education Sessions • 8 Week Programme – out patient based
Stress Management Session • Education Session - One Hour • Relaxation Session - Fifteen Minutes • Information pack given to each patient • Relaxation CD offered to patients
Criteria for CD • Suitable for both women and men • Affordable • Available in Rehab Unit
Process • Recording Studio • Funding • Reproduction
Relaxation Compact Disc • As part of the stress management class patients listen to the guided imagery section of the CD • Patients are offered the CD at a nominal sum of five euro for home use.
Other settings • Relaxation Sessions offered to Staff • Community Links • Future developments
Comments & Evaluation • ‘First night sleep I had in years’ • ‘It sounds so simple and is practical’ • ‘It’s a no nonsense CD’ • ‘All this information has changed my life’ • Evaluation Form