Efficacy of Nurse-Led Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Improving the Metabolic Equivalent of Tasks of Patients with Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Background:Nurse-lead Cardiac rehabilitation is a program designed to improve health of patients with heart disease, including those recovering from myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or valve surgery. Objective: the study is conducted to assess the METs among patients with heart disease using the TMT measurement and to determine the efficacy of nurse-lead cardiac rehabilitation program on the METs levels. Methodology: A Randomized Controlled Trial is used to evaluate the efficacy of Nurse-Led Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on improving the Metabolic Equivalent of Tasks of patients with heart disease. A non-probability (purposive) sample of 65 patients were selected for the purpose of the study. The study started from 5 November 2024 to 8 January 2025. Data collection tools were treadmill test. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software version 20 and Microsoft Excel 2010 using the descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Results: The study result indicates that the METs in the experimental group participants increased after application of the study program compared with the METs levels at the control group participants, with a significant statistical difference less than 0.05. Additionally, there is a significant statistical difference between the pre-test and post-test among the experimental group participants, while there is a non-significant statistical difference among the control group participants. Conclusion: The cardiac rehabilitation program is an effective method on improving the Metabolic Equivalent of Tasks levels of patients with heart disease.