Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Health Status, Emotional Outcomes, and 90-day Readmission Rate Among Cardiac Surgery Patients

the program extends over 3 months after cardiac surgery. The program includes exercise, health education, and stress management. all content will be delivered to the participants through the WhatsApp application as instruction videos and short lectures. exercise will be gradually increased in terms of intensity, and duration. health education will cover topics like a healthy diet blood pressure, blood cholesterol control, smoking cessation …etc. stress management will include relaxation therapy, breathing control, behavioral change, and other strategies to control stress. Phone call follow-ups once weekly will be made by one of the research team to evaluate the adherence and answer potential questions All interventions are guided by universal guidelines like the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) and American Heart Association (AHA