impact of relaxation training and exercise on quality of life in postmyocardial infarction patients: a randomized clinical trial

Myocardial infarction (mi) decreases patients’ quality of life (qol). the present study aimed to investigate the effect of relaxation training and exercise on qol in post-mi patients. this single- blind, randomized, clinical trial was conducted on 64 post-mi patients at fatemeh zahra hospital in sari, iran, in 2013. the study population was divided into two groups of intervention and control. the intervention group received training and was followed-up for 8 weeks at home. the data were collected using macnew qol questionnaire. data analysis was performed in spss (version 16) using t-test. there were significant differences between the intervention and control groups regarding the mean scores of the three qol domains. total qol showed a significant difference after relaxation program (p≤0.001). relaxation exercises resulted in the improvement of qol in post-mi patients. therefore, nurses are recommended to train these exercises to patients to practice at home.