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Tai chi exercise in patients with chronic heart failure: A randomized clinical trial

Author: Yeh, G. Y. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 100 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered in groups Intervention components: E+EB+SS+G
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Handling /managing emotions, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Effekt Messgröße Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Quality of life Quality of life N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy Cardiac Exercise Self-efficacy Instrument

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.35 years (+/- a standard deviation of 12.0) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
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  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Effekt Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Quality of life - Quality of life
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy