Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients and the Caregivers

N/ACompletedNCT01197313

National Taiwan University Hospital51 enrolled

Overview

Anxiety and depression are often present in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of anxiety and depression on the physical function, disability, and quality of life (QOL) in CHF. This study examined the effects of 8-week home-based exercise on these parameters, and investigated the correlations between these outcome changes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)Anxiety and Depression Quality of Life (QOL)Exercise

Interventions

Home-based exerciseOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of CHF for more than 6 months (NYHA Classes I-III) * Medically stable for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Malignancy * Psychiatric disease, primary neuromusculoskeletal or respiratory diseases that affected the assessment of functional or exercise capacity * Changes in medication occurred during the study period

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Psychologic aspect

Anxiety and depression was measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Time frame: 8 weeks

Functional capacity

Functional capacity was assessed by six-minute walk test (6MWT).

Time frame: 8 weeks

Disability level

Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS)

Time frame: 8 weeks

Quality of life

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MHFQ) was used to assess quality of life.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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