The effect of the eight-week concurrent training on quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the eight-week concurrent training on quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction is a major cause of mortality around the world. Myocardial infarction affects patient''s quality of life significantly، and it is important to find modalities to reduce harmful effects of the disease. A randomized clinical trial was conducted. Thirty patients referred to Taleghani hospital، located in Tehran، Iran were recruited and randomly assigned to either experimental (n=15) or control group (n=15). Patients in experimental group trained three times a week for eight weeks in cardiac rehabilitation department of Taleghani hospital. Quality of life was evaluated before and after training by SF-36 questionnaire. In order to analyze the data، SPSS version 18 was used. The results showed that when compared with control group، the quality of life in experimental group has increased significantly. According to the findings، it seems that eight weeks of concurrent training can improve quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction.