Effects of Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation on Physical Function and Anxiety Levels in Frail Patients

Background: Frailty is an important prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and patients with CVD have a high rate of concurrent psycho-emotional stress, as well as depressive mood and anxiety symptoms. Despite this, few reports have examined the effects of the efficacy of...

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Published in:Circulation Reports 2022/07/08, Vol.4(7), pp.308-314
Main Authors: Honzawa, Akio, Nishitani-Yokoyama, Miho, Shimada, Kazunori, Kunimoto, Mitsuhiro, Matsubara, Tomomi, Matsumori, Rie, Kasuya, Hiroki, Fujiwara, Kei, Doi, Mayumi, Takagi-Kawahara, Kana, Abulimiti, Abidan, Xu, Jianying, Shimada, Akie, Yamamoto, Taira, Amano, Atsushi, Asai, Tohru, Daida, Hiroyuki, Minamino, Tohru
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Language:English
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Anxiety
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Frailty
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Physical function
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Summary:Background: Frailty is an important prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and patients with CVD have a high rate of concurrent psycho-emotional stress, as well as depressive mood and anxiety symptoms. Despite this, few reports have examined the effects of the efficacy of Phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in frail patients, including improvements in anxiety levels.Methods and Results: In all, 137 patients (mean [±SD] age 65.8±13.0 years; 71% male) who participated in Phase II CR and were assessed after CR completion were included in this study. Patients were evaluated using the Kihon Checklist (KCL) form at the beginning of CR and were divided into the 3 groups according to KCL scores: frail (n=34, 25%), pre-frail (n=40, 29%), and non-frail (n=63, 46%). Physical function and anxiety levels were compared among the 3 groups. The pre-frail and frail groups had significantly higher state anxiety and trait anxiety than the non-frail group (P
ISSN:2434-0790
2434-0790
DOI:10.1253/circrep.CR-22-0008