Acute-Phase Initiation of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Short-Term Improvement in Activities of Daily Living in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether acute-phase cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is beneficial for short-term improvement in activities of daily living (ADL) in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) remains unclear.

Aim

To investigate the association of acute-phase initiation of CR with short-term improvement in ADL in patients hospitalized for AHF.

Methods

We retrospectively analyze data from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database, a nationwide inpatient database. Patients hospitalized for HF between January 2010 and March 2018 are included. Propensity score matching and generalized linear models are built to examine the association between improvement in ADL and acute-phase CR initiation, defined as the initiation of CR within two days of admission.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ueno K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9025467 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature