The effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life , anxiety and depression in patients with congestive heart failure ; a randomized controlled trial , short-term results Europa Medicophysica Best
The effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life , anxiety and depression in patients with congestive heart failure ; a randomized controlled trial , short-term results Europa Medicophysica Best
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心脏康复对充血性心力衰竭患者生活质量、焦虑和抑郁的影响;
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P. Y R I G H T;D. Kulcu;Y. Kurtais;B. S. Tur;S. Güleç;B. Seçkin;Europa Medicophysica
Aim. One of the major treatment goals in congestive heart failure (CHF) is to preserve the functional level of the patient and to improve psychosocial factors. For these purposes, exercise training is recommended for the management of CHF. With this background, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on quality of life, depression and anxiety levels in a Turkish patient population with CHF. Methods. Sixty patients with CHF in stage II-III according to NYHA were included. Patients were randomly assigned either to a cardiac rehabilitation group or to a control group. Twenty-seven patients were allocated to a weekly aerobic walking program on treadmill, thrice a week for 8 weeks, and 26 patients did not receive any exercise training. Both groups were assessed by an ergospirometric exercise test, Hacettepe Quality of Life Questionnaire (HQoL), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) at baseline and at the end. Results. Forty-four patients (treatment group: 23) completed the study. In the treatment group, significant increases in peak oxygen consumption, exercise time and metabolic equivalents (MET) levels were attained were observed, whereas there was no change in HQoL scores. In the control group, there was no difference between baseline and 8 th week evaluation in all parameters. cise programs well. This resulted with improvement in both physical and psychologic wellbeing, but not in quality of life in the short term. C ongestive heart failure (CHF) is described as an imbalance in pumping function in which the heart fails to maintain adequate circulation of blood due to many cardiac diseases or disorders that cause either systolic or diastolic dysfunction with reduced ven-tricular filling and reduced myocardial contractility. 1 This condition is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. 2 In Turkey, the incidence of CHF is not known exactly, but it is thought that it is increasing over time due to the increasing number of patients with coronary artery disease in the population. Recent studies reported increased levels of depression and anxiety and a decrease in quality of life (QoL) in patients with heart failure. 3-6 High mortality and morbidity rates and inactivity due to low functional capacity associated with CHF is not astonishing since patients typically report psychological distress, reduced social functioning, and diminished QoL. 1, 7-9 Impaired QoL, depression and anxiety have negative