Reassessment of quality of life domains in patients with compensated Chagas heart failure after participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program

Abstract INTRODUCTION: We evaluated the effects of a cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life. METHODS This secondary analysis of a single-arm study included 12 patients with Chagas heart failure. The cardiac rehabilitation program comprised exercise training and nutritional and pharmaceuti...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Vivian Liane Mattos Pinto, Paula Simplício da Silva, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Chagas heart failure
Cardiac rehabilitation
Quality of life
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0429-2016
https://doaj.org/article/886e418455464de291aac5c3aefe1b27
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: We evaluated the effects of a cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life. METHODS This secondary analysis of a single-arm study included 12 patients with Chagas heart failure. The cardiac rehabilitation program comprised exercise training and nutritional and pharmaceutical counseling. Quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. RESULTS: The program promoted improved physical functioning (β= +5.7; p=0.003), role-physical (β= +1.9; p=0.03), and bodily pain (β= +3.5; p=0.02) scores. Moreover, the summary physical health score (β= +1.4; p=0.001) improved. CONCLUSION: The cardiac rehabilitation program significantly improved the physical quality of life of patients with Chagas heart failure.

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