Obesity Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients Hospitalized With Acute HF: Insights From REHAB-HF.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the REHAB-HF (Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients) trial, a novel, early, transitional, multidomain rehabilitation intervention improved physical function, frailty, quality of life (QOL), and depression in older patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), but the potential impact of baseline obesity on this intervention has not been studied.

Objectives

This study assessed for treatment interactions by body mass index (BMI) subgroups for a novel rehabilitation intervention in ADHF.

Methods

Three-month outcomes including Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) (primary outcome), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) were assessed by baseline BMI (≥30 kg/m^2<

SUBMITTER: Peters AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature