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Trial reportJournal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2019

A Randomized Study Examining the Effects of Mild-to-Moderate Group Exercises on Cardiovascular, Physical, and Psychological Well-being in Patients With Heart Failure.

Laura S Redwine, Kathleen Wilson, Meredith A Pung, Kelly Chinh, Thomas Rutledge, Paul J Mills, Barbara Smith

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Trial report in Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  9. Stress management interventions for adults with heart failure: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura S RedwineDepartments of Psychiatry (Drs Redwine, Rutledge, and Mills and Ms Chinh) and Family Medicine and Public Health (Ms Wilson and Drs Pung and Mills), University of California, San Diego; and College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa (Drs Redwine and Smith).
Kathleen Wilson
Meredith A Pung
Kelly Chinh
Thomas Rutledge
Paul J Mills
Barbara Smith
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Exploring Tai Chi as a Behavioral Intervention for Heart Failure PatientsR01HL096784 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI REDWINE, LAURA S · 2010 to 2013
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL096784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare 2 mild-to-moderate group exercises and treatment as usual (TAU) for improvements in physical function and depressive symptoms.

methodsPatients with heart failure (n = 70, mean age = 66 yr, range = 45-89 yr) were randomized to 16 wk of tai chi (TC), resistance band (RB) exercise, or TAU.

resultsPhysical function differed by group from baseline to follow-up, measured by distance walked in the 6-min walk test (F = 3.19, P = .03). Tai chi participants demonstrated a nonsignificant decrease of 162 ft (95% confidence interval [CI], 21 to -345, P = .08) while distance walked by RB participants remained stable with a nonsignificant increase of 70 ft (95% CI, 267 to -127, P = .48). Treatment as usual group significantly decreased by 205 ft (95% CI, -35 to -374, P = .02) and no group differences occurred over time in end-systolic volume (P = .43) and left ventricular function (LVEF) (P = .67). However, groups differed over time in the Beck Depression Inventory (F = 9.2, P < .01). Both TC and RB groups improved (decreased) by 3.5 points (95% CI, 2-5, P < .01). Treatment as usual group decreased insignificantly 1 point (95% CI, -1 to 3, P = .27).

conclusionsTai chi and RB participants avoided a decrease in physical function decrements as seen with TAU. No groups changed in cardiac function. Both TC and RB groups saw reduced depression symptoms compared with TAU. Thus, both TC and RB groups avoided a decrease in physical function and improved their psychological function when compared with TAU.

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AgedAged, 80 and overDepressive DisorderExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedResistance TrainingTai JiTreatment Outcome

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PMCPMC6832782
OpenAlexW2968458255

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