PMID- 28541588
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171023
LR  - 20180217
IS  - 1938-2464 (Electronic)
IS  - 1938-2464 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 3
DP  - 2017 May 1
TI  - Effects of Low-Intensity Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure 
      During the Transitional Period From Hospital to Home in China: A Randomized 
      Controlled Trial.
PG  - 121-128
LID - 10.3928/19404921-20170411-02 [doi]
AB  - The transitional period from hospital to home is critical to decreasing rates of 
      preventable, poor post-discharge outcomes. Older adults with chronic heart 
      failure (CHF) may be challenged to exercise during the transitional period. The 
      purpose of the current study was to test the effects of low-intensity exercise on 
      health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical function, and heart function in 
      Chinese older adults with CHF during the transitional period. The study was 
      randomized, single-blinded, and controlled. Seventy-eight older adults with 
      stable CHF were evaluated. The intervention group (n = 41) participated in a 
      regular low-intensity walking protocol and the control group (n = 38) did not. 
      Measures included the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), 
      6-minute walk distance (6MWD), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, resting heart rate 
      (RHR), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). After 12 weeks, the 
      intervention group showed significant improvements in MLHFQ, 6MWD, and TUG scores 
      compared to the control group (p < 0.05), and no significant improvements in RHR 
      and LVEF (p > 0.05). Low-intensity exercise during the transitional period is an 
      effective way to improve HRQoL and physical function in older adults. [Res 
      Gerontol Nurs. 2017; 10(3):121-128.].
CI  - Copyright 2017, SLACK Incorporated.
FAU - Xueyu, Li
AU  - Xueyu L
FAU - Hao, Yu
AU  - Hao Y
FAU - Shunlin, Xu
AU  - Shunlin X
FAU - Rongbin, Li
AU  - Rongbin L
FAU - Yuan, Gao
AU  - Yuan G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PL  - United States
TA  - Res Gerontol Nurs
JT  - Research in gerontological nursing
JID - 101392499
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Cardiac Rehabilitation/*nursing
MH  - China
MH  - *Continuity of Patient Care
MH  - *Exercise
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure/*therapy
MH  - *Home Care Services
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Physical Endurance/physiology
MH  - Self Efficacy
MH  - Single-Blind Method
EDAT- 2017/05/26 06:00
MHDA- 2017/10/24 06:00
CRDT- 2017/05/26 06:00
PHST- 2016/11/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/03/01 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/05/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/05/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/10/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3928/19404921-20170411-02 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017 May 1;10(3):121-128. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20170411-02.