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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

The effectiveness of mindful walking based on the timing it right framework in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic heart failure.

Qin Lu, Jingjing Lu, Yeping Zheng, Juanqin Shen, Xia Zhao, Jianjiang Xu, Xiaoping Gu, Zhenliang Chu

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Qin LuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Jingjing LuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Yeping ZhengDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Juanqin ShenDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Xia ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Jianjiang XuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoping GuDepartment of Nursing, Sunto Women and Children's Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Zhenliang ChuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the effects of mindful walking (MFW) based on the Timing It Right (TIR) framework on anxiety, depression, and cardiopulmonary function in patients with atrial fibrillation combined with chronic heart failure. Methods: A total of 86 patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic heart failure admitted to the cardiology department of our hospital between June 2023 and March 2024 were enrolled in this study. Two homogeneous management wards were selected, with 43 patients from Ward A serving as the control group and 43 patients from Ward B as the intervention group. After excluding those lost to follow-up or readmitted, 39 patients were included in the control group and 41 in the intervention group. The control group received routine care, discharge guidance, and exercise rehabilitation training, while the intervention group received MFW intervention based on the TIR framework in addition to the standard care treatment. The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), 6-minute Walk Distance (6MWD), incidence of adverse cardiac events, and Senior Fitness Test (SFT) were used for effect evaluation. Results: The observation period of the study was 24 weeks, and there were no significant differences in general information, pre-intervention SAS and SDS scores, FFMQ, 6MWD, and SFT between the two groups (all Conclusion: In patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic heart failure, the Timing It Right-based mindful walking intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in mindfulness capacity, cardiopulmonary performance metrics, and negative emotion scores compared to standard care controls.

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atrial fibrillationchronic heart failuremindful walkingnegative emotionstiming it right framework

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PMCPMC12224207

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