NärRehab Physiotherapy Unit, Primary Healt Care, , Alings8s, Sweden.
J Rehabil Med. 2014 May;46(5):461-7. doi: 10.2340/16501977-1794.
To investigate how group-based exercise affects the levels of physical activity, physical fitness and health- related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic heart failure and comorbidities.
Randomized controlled trial.
A total of 48 patients (10 women, 38 men), mean age 71 years (standard deviation 8 years), ejection fraction 27% (standard deviation 10%), and New York Heart Association functional class II-III.
A bicycle test, 6-min walk test (6MWT) and muscle endurance tests were performed. Physical activity was assessed with a pedometer and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), HRQoL was evaluated with the Short Form-36 (SF-36). Patients were randomized to control or intervention groups. Intervention consisted of an individually designed group-based exercise programme twice a week, for a period of 3 months. Subjects in the control group were asked to continue with their usual lives.
A total of 42 patients completed the study, and 6 dropped-out. Steps/day did not increase significantly after intervention (p = 0.351), but IPAQ score did (p = 0.008). Exercise tolerance (p = 0.001), 6MWT (p = 0.014), shoulder abduction (p = 0.028), heel lift (p < 0.0001) and HRQoL (p = 0.018) improved significantly in the intervention group compared with the control group.
Group-based exercise did not improve the level of physical activity in patients with chronic heart failure and comorbidity; however, physical fitness and HRQoL were significantly improved.
研究小组运动对合并症的慢性心力衰竭患者的身体活动水平、身体适应性和健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)的影响。
随机对照试验。
共 48 例患者(10 名女性,38 名男性),平均年龄 71 岁(标准差 8 岁),射血分数 27%(标准差 10%),纽约心脏协会功能分级 II-III 级。
进行了自行车测试、6 分钟步行测试(6MWT)和肌肉耐力测试。使用计步器和国际体力活动问卷(IPAQ)评估身体活动,使用短表 36 项健康调查(SF-36)评估 HRQoL。患者随机分为对照组和干预组。干预措施包括每周两次的个性化小组运动计划,持续 3 个月。对照组患者被要求继续其日常生活。
共有 42 例患者完成了研究,6 例退出。干预后每日步数没有显著增加(p = 0.351),但 IPAQ 评分增加(p = 0.008)。运动耐量(p = 0.001)、6MWT(p = 0.014)、肩外展(p = 0.028)、脚跟抬高(p < 0.0001)和 HRQoL(p = 0.018)在干预组与对照组相比均显著改善。
小组运动并未提高合并症的慢性心力衰竭患者的身体活动水平;然而,身体适应性和 HRQoL 显著提高。