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Effects of yoga versus hydrotherapy training on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with heart failure: A randomized controlled study

Author: Hagglund, E. Country/countries: Sweden Number of patients participating in the study: 40 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+EB
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Yoga instructor Targeted self-management behaviours: Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Quality of life Quality of life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Quality of life Quality of life EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) - generic HRQoL
Quality of life Quality of life EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-5D VA)

Patient characteristics

Age: 64.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.96) Gender: 14 females Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • 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

Outcome 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
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life