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The effect of physical training on workload, upper leg muscle function and muscle areas in patients with chronic heart failure

Author: Senden, P. J. Country/countries: Netherlands Number of patients participating in the study: 61 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: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Body Weight (Management) Weight (kg/lbs) N/A
Body Weight (Management) Waist size N/A
Body Weight (Management) Body Mass Index (BMI) N/A
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Peak Oxygen Uptake N/A
Exercise capacity (including effort test) Respiratory Quotient N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 59.8 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.3) Gender: 16 females/45 males Time since diagnosis of Heart Failure: N/A Severity of the disease: 27.9 (+/- a standard deviation of 8.3) 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
Body Weight (Management) - Weight (kg/lbs)
Body Weight (Management) - Waist size
Body Weight (Management) - Body Mass Index (BMI)
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Peak Oxygen Uptake
Exercise capacity (including effort test) - Respiratory Quotient