Further Development of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Rehabilitation　― The Required Role of Nurses in Cardiovascular Intensive Care Rehabilitation ―

Cardiovascular intensive care rehabilitation has become more widespread with the development of guidelines and other infrastructures. The next step in further developing cardiovascular intensive care rehabilitation should be improving outcomes in both the intensive care unit (ICU) and after leaving the ICU. However, evidence of effective methods to improve both outcomes has been lacking. Therefore, in this review, we examined strategies to prevent mental disorders in post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) in order to improve outcomes after ICU discharge from a nursing perspective. This review also describes the possibility of setting rehabilitation goals based on Fink's model of crisis and self-concept, and the possibility of preventing mental disorders through self-care support. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of these strategies.