Study in effect of exercise intervention on the renal transplant recipients during convalescence stage / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of exercise nursing intervention on renal transplant recipients.Methods A convenient sample of 64 renal transplant recipients during rehabilitation period were divided into the experimental group and the control group with 32 cases in each group.The experimental group received routine care and rehabilitation exercise,while the control group just received routine care.The body mass index(BMI),blood pressure and heart rate were measured in the two groups.Results Before intervention the differences of BMI,heart rate,blood pressure between the two groups were not statistically significant.However,after intervention,the BMI and blood pressure of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group,but there was no significant differences in heart rate.Conclusions Rehabilitation exercise nursing intervention contributes to raise recipients' quality of life and promote whole rehabilitation.