Authors : Mehwish Iftikhar1, Mehwish Waseem2, Muhammad Iqbal3, Pakeeza Batool4, Muheebur Rehman*5 Nadeem Ahmad6
Volume : 14
Issue : 6
Year : 2024
Page No : 1029-1040
Depression is seen among many of post CABG patients causing them fatigue and thus affects their mental wellbeing and minfullness. In cardiac Rehab Phase2, monitoring the effects of different intensities of continuous aerobic exercises on fatigue level mental wellbeing and minfullness in depressed patients must be considered. To determine the effects of different intensities of Continuous Aerobic Exercises on Fatigue levels, Mental Well-Being & Mindfulness in Cardiac Rehab Phase 2. It was an Randomized control trail (RCT) conducted at Rawalpindi Institute Of Cardiology from September 2020 to December 2020 .Total 106 post CABG patients with diagnosed depression (mild/moderate) were enrolled of age between 35-60 years. The participants were randomly allocated into two groups. The group A underwent Treadmill walking with mild intensity and group B underwent Treadmill walking with moderate intensity for 6 weeks. Assessments were done at pre and post level of intervention .The functional capacity was measured by 6MWT before any intervention .The outcome measures and study tools were Multidimensional assessment of fatigue (MAF), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Warwick Edinburgh mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS), Mindfulness attention awareness scale (MAAS). The age of Group A was (57.60 ±2.23) years and of Group B was (49.15±3.67) years. The values of PHQ-9 scale were significant with p value < 0.05. The values of MAF score, WEMWBS score, MAAS score and FSS score were non-significant with p value > 0.05. In the case of vitals, the values of RR and HR were significant with p vale < 0.05. In the case of lipid profile only the values of triglycerides were significant with p value < 0.05. The values of Borg scale were non –significant with p value > 0.05. The values of ejection fraction were also significant with p vale < 0.05. The effects of different intensities of continuous aerobic exercises on fatigue, mental well-being and mindfulness were found effective in both groups