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A combined aerobic and resistance exercise program improves physical functional performance in patients with heart failure: a pilot study

Author: Gary, R. A. Country/countries: United States Number of patients participating in the study: 48 This study was focused on patients living with Heart Failure
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+AB+R
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Setting of implementation: Home-care Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance Test (CS-PFP10 or CS-PFP16)
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Quality of life Quality of life Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)

Patient characteristics

Age: 60.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.0) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 25.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 9.0) 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
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Exercise capacity
Quality of life - Quality of life

Other publications associated with this study

Combined aerobic and resistance exercise program improves task performance in patients with heart failure Link: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.02.022.