Older Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients 65 years of age or older with heart failure who required hospitalization for treatment of heart failure and for whom physiotherapy was prescribed during hospitalization.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who were deemed inappropriate by the attending physician. Patients who were bedridden prior to hospitalization (Patients with a disability of at least rank C in the level of independence from daily living [bedridden level] for the disabled elderly).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prognosis after 1 year of hospital discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Daily function (Kihon checklist) Physical function (Short Physical Performance Battery, grip strength, walking speed, upper arm and lower leg circumference) Barthel Index, Functional Independence Measure) and frailty (Japanese version of Cardiovascular Health Study Index) Physical therapy content (duration, number of units, and content of physical therapy) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Juntendo University Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physical Therapy