THE Occupational Therapy Unit of the Ministry of Health organised a cardiac rehabilitation programme at Jalan Menteri Besar Recreational Park, Berakas yesterday.
The annual activity was hosted by the cardiac rehabilitation team, comprising Occupational Therapy staff and cardiac nurses with the support from the Cardiology Unit and the Accident and Emergency Department of Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, as part of their therapeutic interventions in cardiovascular disease management.
The programme consisted of supervised exercise and educational sessions not only for patients with heart problems, but also their family members. The programme aimed to help empower individuals to look after the health of their heart, develop self-management skills in managing risk factors to prevent future heart attacks and to improve their quality of life.
The programme also demonstrated that patients can still engage in exercise on their own in the long term, even after the heart has been treated by ballooning, stenting, bypass surgery or valve surgery.
The Occupational Therapy Unit and Cardiology Unit at RIPAS Hospital established a cardiac rehabilitation programme in 2004 to assist people with heart problems to recover and re-engage back to the community or work.
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