Aquatic Exercise Is Effective in Improving Exercise Performance in Patients with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

No significant changes in disease specific quality of life and grade of anxiety and depression occurred after eight weeks of aquatic exercise.

LHFQ		Before (𝑛=10/10)	After (𝑛=8/9)	HAD	Before (𝑛=10/10)	After (𝑛=8/9)
Total score	T	48±22	43±15	Anxiety	5.1±4.8	5.4±3.7
	C	35±13	35±16		3.1±1.8	3.5±3.0
Physical dimension	T	22±14	16±8	Depression	3.5±3.2	3.6±2.3
	C	19±11	20±13		4.2±2.7	4.9±3.7
Emotional dimension	T	10±8	7±6
	C	5±4	5±4

LHFQ: Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire HAD: hospital anxiety and depression scale. T: Training group, C: control group.