ArticlePhysical therapy research2025
Recovery of Physical Function during Hospitalization among Heart Failure Patients with and without Cachexia.
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Objectives: This study aimed to clarify the impact of cachexia on physical function recovery during hospitalization among patients with heart failure using the new Asian Working Group for Cachexia criteria and to identify the characteristics of heart failure patients with cachexia. Methods: Cachexia at discharge was defined by low body mass index combined with one or more of the following: low handgrip strength, elevated C-reactive protein, or anorexia. Physical function was assessed at admission and discharge. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to examine the interaction and main effects of the presence of cachexia and duration factors (admission and discharge) on physical function. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to explore factors associated with the presence of cachexia. Results: Of the 96 patients analyzed, 26 were heart failure patients with cachexia, and 70 were heart failure patients without cachexia. The results of the 2-way ANOVA indicated that heart failure patients without cachexia exhibited improved physical function at discharge compared to that at admission. In contrast, heart failure patients with cachexia showed no improvement in physical function during hospitalization. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed that a low geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and low muscle power were associated with the presence of cachexia in patients with heart failure. Conclusions: Our results suggest that heart failure patients with cachexia experience poor recovery of physical function during hospitalization, and that reduced muscle power and deterioration in nutritional status, as indicated by a low GNRI, were associated with the presence of cachexia.
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