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Trial reportBiological research for nursing2025

Heart Failure Symptoms Improve With More Intense Physical Activity.

Jonathan P Auld, Elaine A Thompson, Cynthia M Dougherty

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Biological research for nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Jonathan P AuldBiobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0566-2770
Elaine A ThompsonBiobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Cynthia M DoughertyBiobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6492-1365

Funding

Anti-Arrhythmic Effects of Exercise After an Implantable Defibrillator (ICD)R01HL084550 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DOUGHERTY, CYNTHIA M · 2007 to 2011
$3.6M
Omics and Symptom Science Training ProgramT32NR016913 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CYNTHIA M DOUGHERTY, Margaret McLean Heitkemper · 2017 to 2026
$3.2M
Symptom Biology After Heart Failure HospitalizationK23NR019063 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI AULD, JONATHAN PATRICK · 2020 to 2022
$479k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL084550NINR NIH HHS K23 NR019063NINR NIH HHS T32 NR016913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about how changes in physical activity (PA) over time may influence symptoms in people with heart failure (HF).

methodsA secondary analysis was conducted with data from an RCT of an exercise intervention in patients with ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) and a HF diagnosis (

resultsPatients (

conclusionFor HF patients with an ICD, more intense PA over 2 months was associated with improved psychological symptoms and reduced fatigue. Decreases in PA (total and intensity) were not associated with changes in symptoms. Interventions promoting increasing the intensity of PA over time may be an effective approach to reduce some HF symptoms.

Indexed as

ExerciseHeart FailureAgedFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedheart failurephysical activityphysical symptomspsychological symptoms

Identifiers

PMID39420771
PMCPMC12127888

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