Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Workbook for use with Group Programmes offers a practical resource for planning and implementing group-based multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes. Designed for patients with coronary heart disease, their partners, family members, and carers, the workbook has the potential for adaptation to other cardiology patient groups.
Consisting of session plans for the seven-week CR programme, the material is presented in an accessible manner, but with sufficient detail to allow the different multidisciplinary CR professionals to deliver the appropriate sessions. The exercise programme is outlined thoroughly, and has the potential to be delivered as a series of stand-alone sessions. Similarly, the education and behaviour change aspects of the programme are able to be used as an adjunct to an existing exercise programme.
In addition to the session plans, the introductory chapters describe the history of CR in the UK, and review the evidence for its effectiveness, as well as the rationale for the techniques and models used in each week of the programme.
This book minimises the planning and preparation time involved in setting up and delivering a comprehensive multi-disciplinary CR programme. The information and techniques are presented in an accessible format that can be used with confidence.
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Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Workbook for use with Group Programmes offers a practical resource for planning and implementing group-based multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes. Designed for patients with coronary heart disease, their partners, family members, and carers, the workbook has the potential for adaptation to other cardiology patient groups.
Consisting of session plans for the seven-week CR programme, the material is presented in an accessible manner, but with sufficient detail to allow the different multidisciplinary CR professionals to deliver the appropriate sessions. The exercise programme is outlined thoroughly, and has the potential to be delivered as a series of stand-alone sessions. Similarly, the education and behaviour change aspects of the programme are able to be used as an adjunct to an existing exercise programme.
In addition to the session plans, the introductory chapters describe the history of CR in the UK, and review the evidence for its effectiveness, as well as the rationale for the techniques and models used in each week of the programme.
This book minimises the planning and preparation time involved in setting up and delivering a comprehensive multi-disciplinary CR programme. The information and techniques are presented in an accessible format that can be used with confidence.
About the Author
Julian Bath is a consultant health psychologist based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, and manager of the Gloucestershire Cardiac Rehabilitation Psychology Service. He has a wealth of experience working clinically with groups and individuals in cardiac rehabilitation, and a wide range of clinical, consultancy and research experience in diabetes, rheumatology and renal care.
Gail Bohin is a clinical psychologist with Gloucestershire Cardiac Rehabilitation Service. Whilst Dr. Bohin’s specialist area is cardiac psychology, she also has an interest in health behaviour change and obesity, and provides teaching and consultancy in both areas. In addition to contributing to the multidisciplinary rehabilitation group programme, she also provides individual therapy for cardiac patients.
Christine Jones is a Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse with nearly twenty years’ experience of working with cardiac patients. Christine has a keen interest in ICDs, and is the arrhythmia link nurse for Gloucestershire Cardiac Rehabilitation Service.
Eve Scarle is a physiotherapist and Lecturer in Sport and Physical Activity at the University of Gloucestershire. Eve has a keen interest in exercise referral and has been instrumental in setting up such schemes for the University. She also works for BACR as a course director and assessor for the Phase IV exercise instructor’s course.
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