Multidisciplinary disease management programme with or without exercise training may reduce heart failure-related rehospitalisation

摘要

Advances in the management of HF mean survival rates for patients with HF are increasing. While management of HF is focused around medicine regimens, lifestyle changes such as weight maintenance, smoking cessation and exercise are encouraged so patients may manage their symptoms more effectively. MDPs with structured patient education are effective in reducing HF-related rehospitalisation rates and mortality rates and in improving quality of life. Exercise intolerance is a symptom of HF1; understanding about the usefulness of combining exercise training with an MDP is limited. This study combines exercise training and MDP.