Key result
A 12-week exercise counseling intervention was feasible and improved physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care behaviors in 20 minority adults with heart failure.
Why the study?
Does an exercise counseling intervention improve physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care in minority adults with heart failure?
Cohort (n=20)
Does an exercise counseling intervention improve physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care in minority adults with heart failure?
A brief exercise counseling intervention using motivational interviewing is feasible and may improve physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care in minority adults with heart failure.
Hypothesis-generating for exercise counseling in minority HF adults; randomized trials needed before practice change.
PURPOSE: The primary aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of an exercise counseling intervention for adults of diverse race/ethnicity with heart failure (HF) and to assess its potential for improving overall physical activity, functional capacity, and HF self-care. DESIGN: This study was a quasi-experimental, prospective, longitudinal cohort design. METHODS: Twenty adults were enrolled and completed the 6-minute walk and standardized instruments, followed by exercise counseling using motivational interviewing. Each received an accelerometer, hand weights, and a diary to record self-care behaviors. Participants were followed via phone for 12 weeks to collect step-counts, review symptoms, and plan the following week's step goal. FINDINGS: Results indicate that this intervention was feasible for most participants and resulted in improvements in physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care behaviors. CONCLUSION/CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Brief exercise counseling may be an appropriate option to improve outcomes for stable patients with HF and may be tailored to fit different settings.
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McCarthy et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=20). Exercise counseling using motivational interviewing was evaluated on Feasibility, physical activity, functional capacity, and HF self-care. A 12-week exercise counseling intervention was feasible and improved physical activity, functional capacity, and self-care behaviors in 20 minority adults with heart failure.
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