Efficacy of interventions to increase physical activity for people with heart failure: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This meta-analysis aims to (1) evaluate the efficacy of physical activity interventions in heart failure and (2) to identify intervention characteristics significantly associated with the interventions' efficacy.

Methods

Randomised controlled trials reporting intervention effects on physical activity in heart failure were combined in a meta-analysis using a random-effect model. Exploratory meta-analysis was performed by specifying the general approach (eg, cardiac rehabilitation), strategies used (eg, action planning), setting (eg, centre based), mode of delivery (eg, face to face or online), facilitator (eg, nurse), contact time and behavioural change theory use as predictors in the random-effect model.

Results

Interventions (n=21) had a significant overal

SUBMITTER: Amirova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature