Effects of multi-component exercise nursing intervention on frailty in elderly patients with chronic heart failure / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of a multi-component exercise nursing intervention on frailty,activities of daily living and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.Methods Through literature analysis and expert meeting,the multi-component exercise nursing intervention program was formed.A total of 71 elderly patients with chronic heart failure who admitted from January 2022 to September 2022 in a tertiary A hospital in Shandong Province were randomly divided into an intervention group(35 cases)and a control group(36 cases).The control group received usual care,while the intervention group received an additional multi-component exercise nursing training.2 groups were evaluated by Tilburg frailty indicator scale,modified Barthel index scale and 12-item short form health survey scale before the intervention,4 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention.Results A total of 62 patients(31 in the experimental group and 31 in the control group)completed the study.Generalized estimation equation results showed that the inter-group effect,time effect and interaction effect of frailty,activities of daily living and quality of life in the 2 groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).At 4 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention,the Tilburg Frailty Indicator scale scores in the intervention group were lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05),and the scores of the modified Barthel index scale and 12-item short form health survey scale were significantly higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion The multi-component exercise nursing intervention can effectively improve frailty,activities of daily living and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.