Heart failure Circulatory System Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:
Automated program for opportunity/appropriateness of drug treatment with a personalised and monitored physical activity (aerobic) program. Follow-up telephone calls will take place on d
Sponsors
Hospital Donostia (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of any gender, aged older than 65 years 2. Heart failure stage III - IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) 3. At least two admissions during the previous year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Moderate or severe dementia 2. Physical disability for aerobic activities 3. Refusal to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at the end of the study (see above anticipated end date): 1. Number of admissions 2. Number of emergency department visits | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at the end of the study (see above anticipated end date): 1. Quality of life (36-item short form health survey [SF-36]) at the beginning and end of the study 2. Perceived quality of medical attention, measured using the Spanish SERVQHOS questionnaire, at the beginning and end of the study | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed