Table 2.
Quality of life, heart failure self-care, aerobic and functional capacity outcomes from baseline to 3-months.
| Outcomes | UCAC* | Ex only | Ex/CT | RM-ANOVA Effect | 3-month p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| KCCQ (M ± SD) | |||||
| Overall summary | Time | 0.509 | |||
| RL | 76.6 (4.5) | 64.8 (3.6) | 70.6 (4.3) | Time x Group | 0.544 |
| 3-mos | 74.6 (4.6) | 67.1 (4.1) | 75.0 (4.8) | Group | 0.168 |
| Physical limitations subscale | Time | 0.388 | |||
| BL | 74.6 (5.8) | 61.3 (4.5) | 67.4 (5.4) | Time x Group | 0.039 |
| 3-mos | 62.6 (6.1) | 70.9 (5.4) | 80.5 (6.3) | Group | 0.451 |
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| SCHFI (M ± SD) | |||||
| Maintenance | Time | 0.229 | |||
| BL | 71.8 (4.0) | 66.2 (3.2) | 61.6 (3.9) | Time x Group | 0.682 |
| 3-mos | 74.1 (4.1) | 66.7 (3.6) | 66.8 (4.4) | Group | 0.218 |
| Management | Time | 0.247 | |||
| BL | 87.4 (6.2) | 58.7 (5.0) | 58.3 (6.1) | Time x Group | 0.016 |
| 3-mos | 70.4 (6.2) | 62.4 (5.2) | 61.9 (6.2) | Group | 0.035 |
| Confidence | Time | 0.993 | |||
| BL | 79.3 (4.8) | 77.9 (3.8) | 70.0 (4.6) | Time x Group | 0.968 |
| 3-mos | 78.3 (5.1) | 78.1 (4.3) | 70.6 (5.2) | Group | 0.310 |
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| Peak V02 mL/kg/min* (M ± SD) | Time | 0.616 | |||
| BL | 15.3 (1.3) | 16.0 (1.0) | 19.3 (1.1) | Time x Group | 0.877 |
| 3-months | 15.9 (1.3) | 16.2 (1.0) | 19.3 (1.2) | Group | 0.057 |
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| 6MWT (meters), (M ± SD) | Time | 0.168 | |||
| BL | 324.1 (19.2) | 355.1 (15.9) | 337.6 (18.5) | Time x Group | 0.036 |
| 3-months | 311.1 (20.0) | 358.8 (16.9) | 388.4 (20.2) | Group | 0.144 |
*
Abbreviations: UCAC= usual care attention control; EX only= exercise only; Ex/CT= exercise and cognitive training; KCCQ= Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; SCHFI= Self Care Heart Failure Index; Peak V02= peak oxygen consumption; 6MWT= six minute walk test.