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O. G. Yushkovskaya1, A. L. Plakida1, E. A. Usenko2
Influence of the application of functional nutrition on the quality of life of patients with ischemic heart disease at the sanatorium-stage of rehabilitation
1Odessa National Medical University, Odessa, Ukraine
2Ukraine RI of Medical Rehabilitation and Balneology of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine
Currently, quality of life (QoL) assessment is recognized throughout the world as an integral part of a comprehensive evaluation of treatment outcomes and rehabilitation effect. It’s of great importance to assess QoL in patients with chronic diseases, in particular with ischemic heart disease during treatment. Some authors suggest evaluating QoL changes in patients with coronary heart disease as the main indicator of successful rehabilitation technologies. The purpose of this work was to study the effect of functional products application in patients with coronary heart disease at the stage of complex sanatorium rehabilitation. In the whole, 30 patients with ischemic heart disease of I–II functional class were enrolled in the study. All patients were divided into 2 groups: control group (15 patients) received a standard complex of sanatorium rehabilitation; main group (15 patients) in addition to standard complex of sanatorium rehabilitation received functional nutrition LFK-1 (was used 15–20 min before the beginning of the therapeutic gymnastics). The duration of sanatorium-stage rehabilitation was 21 days. As the result, complex sanatorium rehabilitation with the application of functional nutrition in patients with cardiovascular pathology has a pronounced positive effect on clinical manifestations in terms of decreasing the main symptoms of the disease, reducing ectopic myocardial activity, improving the coronary circulation and perfusion of the myocardium. After the rehabilitation course there was a significant decrease of the body weight in terms of absolute fat content of the body in main group. At the same time, it was obtained the normalization of lipid metabolism, which was expressed in a reliable decrease in the level of total cholesterol and triglycerides. Also, the positive effect of functional nutrition on QoL was revealed in terms of emotional and psychological functioning.
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