Rehabilitation after myocardial infarction.

The rehabilitative approach to care is designed to reduce the physical and psychosocial invalidism associated with coronary disease. Important components of rehabilitation for patients with myocardial infarction involve the behaviors and capacities to meet life-style demands and goals. The acquisition of personal skills, techniques, attitudes, and knowledge derived from participation in physical activity and educational counseling regimens may significantly enhance the patient's realistic adaptation to illness and ability to cope with family, workplace, and community challenges and problems.