Impact of a Supervised Twelve-Week Combined Physical Training Program in Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Trial

Table 3

Comparison of the dimensions of the SF-36 questionnaire between groups.

SF-36 dimensions (n = 28)	Nontrained group (n = 11); Before/after	Trained group (n = 17); Before/after
Physical functioning	48 ± 11/53.6 ± 12	46.4 ± 15/80 ± 8.6	<0.001
Role-physical	49 ± 12.2/57.7 ± 14	50 ± 18/77.6 ± 10.3	<0.017
Vitality	50.9 ± 12.2/56.3 ± 12.8	52.9 ± 16/77 ± 9	0.011
Mental health	54.5 ± 16/56 ± 14.2	63 ± 11.5/75.8 ± 8	<0.001
Social functioning	53 ± 13/56 ± 15	70 ± 12/76.4 ± 11	^#<0.001
Role-emotional	52 ± 13.2/55 ± 13	64 ± 15/78.2 ± 11	^#<0.001
Bodily pain dimension	51 ± 14.4/61.3 ± 15	45.2 ± 22/77 ± 10	^&<0.001
General health	57 ± 11/57.2 ± 12.7	49.4 ± 14/71.8 ± 8	0.12

Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significant improvement in the trained group was observed by performing ANOVA, considering a significance level . The difference between interaction of time and group, in the following dimensions: physical functioning, role-physical, vitality, and mental health. ^#Significant difference between groups at the end of the protocol in social functioning and role-emotional. ^&Difference in the time of protocol in the trained group in the bodily pain dimension.