behnam behrad; Hadi Bahrami Ehsan; Reza Rostami; Saeed Sadeghyan
Volume 3, Issue 11 , October 2013, , Pages 19-41
Abstract
Objective: we examined the effect of emotion-focused and cognitive interventions on resonance frequency (RF) of heart rate variability (HRV) and stress reduction in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Methods: 75 post-CABG patients who were participated in cardiac rehabilitation ...
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Objective: we examined the effect of emotion-focused and cognitive interventions on resonance frequency (RF) of heart rate variability (HRV) and stress reduction in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Methods: 75 post-CABG patients who were participated in cardiac rehabilitation program of Tehran Heat Center(THC) were selected based on inclusion criteria uch as age Results: The results showed significant reduction in stress (P Conclusion: psychological interventions such as emotion-focused and cognitive techniques can reduce stress and negative emotions in patients with coronary heart disease. The interventions can increase also resonance frequency (0.1Hz) and consequently heart rate variability (index of health and well-being) of stressed Coronary patients.
