PMID- 31965768
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200417
LR  - 20220412
IS  - 1819-2718 (Electronic)
IS  - 1025-9589 (Linking)
VI  - 31(Suppl 1)
IP  - 4
DP  - 2019 Oct-Dec
TI  - Effects Of Cardiovascular Conditioning Exercises On Quality Of Life In Patients 
      With Dilated Ardiomyopathy In Pakistan.
PG  - S651-S655
AB  - BACKGROUND: Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most frequently diagnosed 
      cardiomyopathy in Pakistan and patients have significant muscles dysfunction 
      which affects their quality of life (QOL). Available evidence have supported the 
      role of moderate intensity exercise for improving QOL but no such studies have 
      been conducted in Pakistan so far. METHODS: A single blinded randomized 
      controlled trial was conducted in two different hospitals of Rawalpindi from 
      September 2016-February 2017. Both genders clinically stable DCM patients with 
      ejection fraction <40% were selected through purposive non-probability sampling 
      and randomized to Training group and Control group (n=30 each). Training group 
      protocol included bicycling on lower limb ergometer 4days/week on alternate days 
      for 8 weeks. Patients in control group received usual care. Patients were 
      assessed thrice during 8-week protocol. The tools used included structured 
      questionnaire with different standard scales like 6 Minute Walk Test, Modified 
      Medical Research Council Scale, Modified Borg Scale and Minnesota Living with 
      Heart Failure Questionnaire. Data was analysed on SPSS 21 software. RESULTS: 
      Prior to conditioning in training group, 6 (21%) patients reported good and 23 
      (79%) have poor QOL whereas in control group 14 (56%) have good and 11 (44%) have 
      poor QOL on MLHFQ score. After 8 weeks in training group, 28 (96%) patients 
      reported excellent QOL and in control group, 11 (44%) reported good and 14(56%) 
      have poor QOL on MLHFQ score. Between the groups analysis depicted highly 
      significant p-values for QOL and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 
      (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Supervised cardiac conditioning program significantly 
      improves Quality of life and NYHA functional class in dilated cardiomyopathy.
FAU - Murad, Saba
AU  - Murad S
AD  - Foundation Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Foundation University, 
      Islamabad, Pakistan.
FAU - Siddiqi, Furqan Ahmed
AU  - Siddiqi FA
AD  - Foundation Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Foundation University, 
      Islamabad, Pakistan.
FAU - Tariq, Muhammad Iqbal
AU  - Tariq MI
AD  - Riphah College of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.
FAU - Butt, Mehwish Waseem
AU  - Butt MW
AD  - Riphah College of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Pakistan
TA  - J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
JT  - Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
JID - 8910750
SB  - IM
MH  - *Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/physiopathology/therapy
MH  - Exercise/*physiology
MH  - *Exercise Therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Pakistan
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Walk Test
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cardiac rehabilitation; Dilated cardiomyopathy
OT  - Exercise; Minnesota Living with Heart Failure
OT  - Quality of life; NYHA
EDAT- 2020/01/23 06:00
MHDA- 2020/04/18 06:00
CRDT- 2020/01/23 06:00
PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/04/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - 6263/2819 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2019 Oct-Dec;31(Suppl 1)(4):S651-S655.