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Inclusion Criteria: Individuals who had previously had valve replacement procedures or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and if all of these procedures were done by sternotomy were included in the study. The study's patients were all classified as geriatric, with ages ranging from 65 to 75. There were people of both genders in the sample. Throughout their recovery, patients who were awake, conscious, and able to communicate vocally as well as those who were able to understand and complete scales and questionnaires. Patients who signed consent forms voluntarily agreed to participate, as well as those who successfully passed the two-minute walk test (2MWT), which assesses how long it takes to walk for two minutes. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to complete the two-minute walk test (2MWT), scales, or questionnaires. Individuals who suffered from stroke, extensive bleeding, renal failure or insufficiency, atrial fibrillation, the necessity for a second operation, or a serious infection of the sternal wound following surgery. Those who struggle with vocal and auditory communication. individuals who underwent surgery and had a pacemaker inserted. those who have experienced a prior cerebrovascular accident. Those who have suffered from neurological disorders like hemiplegia after heart surgery and mental health problems like intellectual incapacity.