| Impact of home-based, supervised exercise on congestive heart failure. | |
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PMID: 19854523 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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AIMS: Comparison of supervised home-based exercise program as adjunctive therapy, with comprehensive disease management alone, on symptoms and quality of life in congestive heart failure patients. METHODS: 8 women and 11 men were enrolled in a randomized trial. The mean subject age was 69 (±4.44) in the controls and 70 (±4.05) in the intervention group. Baseline and 3, 6, and 12-month evaluations consisted of the Chronic Heart Failure Questionnaire (CHFQ), measuring perceived functional capacity (perceived symptoms of dyspnea, fatigue, and emotional function) and the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS). A stress test was given at baseline and 12 months. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The home-based exercise intervention caused a significant change in perceived fatigue between study groups (p=0.015), after 6 months of study participation, with the control group feeling less fatigued than the intervention group. After 12 months of participation, there were no significant differences in perceived functional capacity. Home-based exercise was well tolerated and favorably evaluated. This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of studying home-based exercise in patients with moderate congestive heart failure. Larger and longer studies will be required to determine treatment effects. |
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Hilary K Wall; Jennifer Ballard; Philip Troped; Valentine Yanchou Njike; David L Katz |
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Type: Letter; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2009-10-25 |
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Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: 145 ISSN: 1874-1754 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-12-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 267-70 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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