Heart failure. Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: diaphragmatic and pursed-lip breathing exercises, thrice a day for 10 days and each time for 10 minutes. take a 2-minute rest for every 1 minute of performing the
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Heart failure patients with Ejection Fraction (EF) lower than 55% NYHA functional classification between classes II to IV Ability to read and write Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No history of psychological disorders, cancer, anemia, renal failure, diabetes, and neurological disorders Simultaneous participation in any study that includes breathing exercises or any intervention effective on fatigue and dyspnea
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue severity score based on FSS questionnaire. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) questionnaire.;Dyspnea severity based on modified Borg dyspnea scale. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention at rest and on exertion. Method of measurement: score of modified Borg dyspnea scale.;New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification based on severity of symptoms especially fatigue and dyspnea. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmirhossein Nasirmoghadas
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed