Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Keywords
Follow up, Exercise, Rehabilitation
Brief summary
To investigate the effect of exercise or PAP prescription 3 months after completion of the study Should elderly patients with atrial fibrillation be offered physiotherapist group exercise or can physical activity on prescription (PAP) be used as an alternative? regarding level of physical fitness, physical activity, heart rate and health related quality of life (HR-QoL). Also if any of the investigated variables can predict the possible change in physical fitness.
Detailed description
Patients who have completed study will be offered a follow-up after 3 months regarding physical fitness, physical activity, heart rate and HR-QoL. Physical fitness will be measured by a symptom limited bicycle test and a muscle endurance test. Physical activity will be measured by accelerometer and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and a physical activity diary, HR-QoL will be measured by short form (SF-36).
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention in the follow up study.
Sponsors
Göteborg University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Completed the study Should elderly patients with atrial fibrillation be offered physiotherapist group exercise or can physical activity on prescription (PAP) be used as an alternative?
Exclusion criteria
* Not completed the above study or denied participation in follow up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical fitness | 3 months follow up | Working capacity in watt |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical activity | 3 months follow up | accelerometer and questionnaire |
| Health related quality of life | 3 months follow up | questionnaire short form (SF-36) |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed