Effect of exercise program on health-related Quality of Life (QOL) in Congestive Cardiac Failure patients

Abstract

Heart Failure is a common cardiovascular condition with increasing incidence and prevalence. Congestive cardiac failure continues to be a major cause of death throughout the world despite dramatic advances made in the treatment over the last 25 years. As it is growing and people are affected by it, the nurse has an important role in helping the people to live with the disease and control it through various preventive and therapeutic measures. Exercise and education programs are designed to improve the patient’s quality of life after a heart failure or another heart problem. It includes a program of structured exercise that is now generally believed not only to improve morbidity but also to reduce mortality in patients who have suffered a CCF. Material and Method: A Quasi-experimental post-study only design without a control group approach was undertaken in Pravara Rural Hospital. A total of 30 congestive cardiac failure patients were randomly assigned to receive the intervention of the Exercise program. The nurse investigator provided 05 minutes exercise program. Assessment of effectiveness is performed by evaluating Quality of Life. The data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics, wherever required. Results: It was found that the exercise program significantly improved QOL. A statistically significant difference was found between the group QOL (t=15.47) there was a significant association found between socio-demographic characteristics (0 . 840 dna 8.8.0 ) at p<0.05 level. Conclusion: The study outcome revealed that the exercise program was found to be effective in improving the QOL among congestive cardiac failure patients. Hence it should be emphasized that exercise programs should be practiced for the vulnerable CCF patient with routine care.