The aim of this descriptive study is to examine potential changes regarding inflammatory cytokine levels, depressive symptoms and quality of life over the course of the 4-week inpatient rehabilitation program which includes a cassette of modalities including counseling, psychosocial education and supervised exercise training as a main pillar, and to further investigate if there are correlations between changes in immune regulation, depressive symptoms and quality of life.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
16
rehabilitation consists of supervised exercise training, both endurance and strength, as well as gymnastics, diet and psychosocial education around living with heart failure
Ska Rz Grossgmain
Grossgmain, Salzburg, Austria
SALK, 2.Medizin, HI-Ambulanz
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
inflammatory activity
levels of inflammatory biomarkers: Interleukin - 6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-1beta, Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1
Time frame: 8 weeks
physical fitness
6-min-walk test
Time frame: 8 weeks
Quality of Life
questionnaires: SF-36 (short-form-36), KCCQ (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire), EQoL-5D (European Quality of LIfe-5Dimensions)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Depressive Symptoms
questionnaire: HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
Time frame: 8 weeks
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