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Reassessment of quality of life domains in patients with compensated Chagas heart failure after participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program

2017; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 50; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0037-8682-0429-2016

1678-9849

Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Vivian Liane Mattos Pinto, Paula Simplício da Silva, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa,

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

We evaluated the effects of a cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life.This secondary analysis of a single-arm study included 12 patients with Chagas heart failure. The cardiac rehabilitation program comprised exercise training and nutritional and pharmaceutical counseling. Quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire.The program promoted improved physical functioning (β= +5.7; p=0.003), role-physical (β= +1.9; p=0.03), and bodily pain (β= +3.5; p=0.02) scores. Moreover, the summary physical health score (β= +1.4; p=0.001) improved.The cardiac rehabilitation program significantly improved the physical quality of life of patients with Chagas heart failure.