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Efficacy and cost of an exercise program for functionally impaired older patients with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial

Author: Witham, M. D. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 107 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring, action-based and emotional-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+EB+G
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Device management, Handling /managing emotions, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Caregiver quality of life Caregiver quality of life Zarit burden interview (ZBI)
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Hospital admissions All-cause hospital admissions N/A
Mortality All causes of mortality N/A
Physical Activities Physical activities N/A
Quality of life Quality of life EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) - generic HRQoL
Quality of life Quality of life N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 79.9 years (+/- a standard deviation of 5.36) Gender: N/A 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
Caregiver quality of life - Caregiver quality of life
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Hospital admissions - All-cause hospital admissions
Mortality - All causes of mortality
Physical Activities - Physical activities
Quality of life - Quality of life
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Pilot study of an exerciseintervention suitable for older heart failure patients with left ventricularsystolic dysfunction Link: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2008.01.109.