Oronzo Chialà1, Ercole Vellone2, Leonie Klompstra3, Giorgio Alberto Ortali4, Anna Strömberg5, Tiny Jaarsma6. 1. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Battaglioni d'Assalto, Rome 24 - 00143, Italy. Electronic address: oronzo.chiala@gmail.com. 2. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy. 3. Department of Social and Welfare studies, Division of Nursing, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. 4. Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Casa di Cura "Villa delle Querce" Nemi, Rome, Italy. 5. Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, and Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden and Program in Nursing Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, United States. 6. Department of Social and Welfare studies, Division of Nursing, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden and Mary McKillop Institute, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairment are common in heart failure (HF) patients, but there are inconsistencies in the literature regarding their relationship and effects on exercise capacity. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between exercise capacity and anxiety, depression, and cognition in HF patients. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis on the baseline data of the Italian subsample (n = 96) of HF patients enrolled in the HF-Wii study. Data was collected with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment. RESULTS: The HF patients walked an average of 222 (SD 114) meters on the 6MWT. Patients exhibited clinically elevated anxiety (48%), depression (49%), and severe cognitive impairment (48%). Depression was independently associated with the distance walked on the 6MWT. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study reinforced the role of depression in relation to exercise capacity and call for considering strategies to reduce depressive symptoms to improve outcomes of HF patients.
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BACKGROUND: Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairment are common in heart failure (HF) patients, but there are inconsistencies in the literature regarding their relationship and effects on exercise capacity. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between exercise capacity and anxiety, depression, and cognition in HF patients. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis on the baseline data of the Italian subsample (n = 96) of HF patients enrolled in the HF-Wii study. Data was collected with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment. RESULTS: The HF patients walked an average of 222 (SD 114) meters on the 6MWT. Patients exhibited clinically elevated anxiety (48%), depression (49%), and severe cognitive impairment (48%). Depression was independently associated with the distance walked on the 6MWT. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study reinforced the role of depression in relation to exercise capacity and call for considering strategies to reduce depressive symptoms to improve outcomes of HF patients.
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