Overview
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-care program that integrates physical exercise with components of aerobic and muscular strength training in improving functional capacity and muscular strength in people hospitalized for decompensated heart failure, in a clinical stabilization phase
The main question it aims to answer is:
Is the Self-care program that integrates physical exercise with aerobic and muscular strength training components effective in improving the capacity for self-care in people hospitalized for decompensated HF, in the clinical stabilization phase?
In this randomized clinical trial, the Self-Care program will be applied in the experimental group. The ERIC-HF program will be applied in the control group. The ERIC-HF is a program of exercise only with an aerobic component.
Participants will complete these programs during their hospital stay and various assessment instruments (quality of life, functional capacity, capacity for self-care, muscle strength) will be applied at admission, at discharge and one month after discharge.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants: Clinical diagnosis of decompensated HF, regardless of etiology or ventricular function;
- Participants: Be over 18 years old;
- Participants: Be able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria (participants):
- Osteoarticular pathology that causes physical limitations that prevent the performance of physical exercise;
- Existence of intravenous inotropic medication;
- Uncontrolled auricular or ventricular arrhythmias;
- Chest pain in the last 8 hours;
- Heart rate greater than 120;
- Dyspnea at rest;
- Uncontrolled blood pressure - Systolic blood pressure greater than 180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 110mmHg;
- 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular block;
- Oxygen need at a rate greater than 3L/min;
- Glycemic decompensation in the last 12 hours.