Anxiety and Depression, Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), Exercise, Quality of Life (QOL)
Conditions
Keywords
chronic heart failure (CHF); anxiety and depression; quality of life (QOL); exercise
Brief summary
Anxiety and depression are often present in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on the physical function, disability, and quality of life (QOL) in CHF. This study examined the effects of 8-week home-based exercise on these parameters, and investigated the correlations between these outcome changes.
Interventions
OTHERHome-based exercise
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of CHF for more than 6 months (NYHA Classes I-III) * Medically stable for at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
* Malignancy * Psychiatric disease, primary neuromusculoskeletal or respiratory diseases that affected the assessment of functional or exercise capacity * Changes in medication occurred during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychologic aspect | 8 weeks | Anxiety and depression was measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). |
| Functional capacity | 8 weeks | Functional capacity was assessed by six-minute walk test (6MWT). |
| Disability level | 8 weeks | Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS) |
| Quality of life | 8 weeks | Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MHFQ) was used to assess quality of life. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed