Renaud Tremblay, Madeline E Shivgulam, Carson Halliwell, Myles W O'Brien
{"title":"The right treatment for the right patient: utility of exergaming and medical yoga for heart failure patients.","authors":"Renaud Tremblay, Madeline E Shivgulam, Carson Halliwell, Myles W O'Brien","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":"24 3","pages":"399-400"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The promise of truly interactive and real-time digital counselling in patients with coronary artery disease: a commentary.","authors":"Gianluca Conte, Arianna Magon, Rosario Caruso","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae175","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae175","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"373-374"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142934170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonie Klompstra, Eva Hägglund, Tiny Jaarsma, Naoko P Kato, Anna Strömberg
{"title":"Effects of exergaming and yoga on exercise capacity and physical and mental health in heart failure patients: a randomized sub-study.","authors":"Leonie Klompstra, Eva Hägglund, Tiny Jaarsma, Naoko P Kato, Anna Strömberg","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae155","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to explore effects of exergaming and medical yoga on exercise capacity, fatigue, shortness of breath, health-related quality of life, depression, and anxiety in patients with heart failure.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A randomized sub-study with a 3-month intervention and outcomes measures at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Participants were recruited from heart failure clinics in Sweden. Treatment effects in change of outcomes were tested in an analysis of mixed-effects models with repeated measures. Change in outcomes was the dependent variable. The independent fixed-effect parameters were treatment group, time, and the interaction between treatment group and time.In total, 104 patients (37% women, mean age 71 ± 12, 48% in New York Heart Association Class II and 42% in III) were randomized to exergaming (n = 35), medical yoga (n = 33), or an active control group (n = 36). No statistically significant differences were found between these three groups on any of the outcome measures. Exergaming significantly improved exercise capacity, fatigue, shortness of breath, and physical health-related quality of life and medical yoga improved symptoms of fatigue and emotional health-related quality of life. The control group did not change on the exercise capacity, symptoms, health-related quality of life, or depressive or anxiety symptoms. The well-being score in patients in the control group significantly decreased at 3 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both exergaming and medical yoga demonstrated positive impacts on outcomes when compared with a control group. Exergaming, characterized by its elevated physical intensity, exerted effects primarily on physical health, while medical yoga, as a mind-body intervention, exhibited influences on emotional well-being.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT01785121.</p>","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"389-398"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142916683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of blood pressure measurements between a smartphone application and the upper arm automated cuff: a prospective study with an invasive reference.","authors":"Karim Lakhal, Jérôme E Dauvergne, Alexia Audran, Gurvan Normand, Bertrand Rozec, Thierry Boulain","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf002","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06032169.</p>","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"478-482"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of oral anti-coagulants following intracerebral haemorrhage: a commentary.","authors":"Ansley Grimes Stanfill","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf043","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"420-421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussing prognosis in heart failure: why do we leave it so late?","authors":"Ruth Burgess, Melanie McGinlay, Sam Straw","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"411-412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ring a digital bell in nursing.","authors":"Benoit Mores","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf031","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143485161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cardiovascular preventive service access challenges among African immigrants: a discussion paper.","authors":"Lemma N Bulto, Jeroen M Hendriks","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae168","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvae168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper highlights cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive access challenges and potential intervention strategies that address cardiovascular preventive service access gaps among African immigrants living in developed countries. Migration, coupled with changes in dietary habits, socio-economic factors, and cultural adjustments, contributes to a heightened risk of CVD among African immigrants. This risk is compounded by a lack of targeted preventive interventions and culturally tailored programmes, as well as challenges related to language barriers, health literacy, and digital literacy. Addressing CVD prevention access gap among African immigrants requires a multifaceted approach that includes culturally tailored programmes, improved community engagement, and targeted policy development. Such intervention programmes and policies can address health challenges faced by various migrant populations, not only African immigrants. Future research should focus on understanding the impact of migration on health behaviours overtime and developing effective interventions strategies to reduce the risk of CVD in this underserved population.</p>","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"483-487"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symptom network structure of anxiety, depression, and their impact on quality of life in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Zhiqing He, Shulin Li, Jiachun You, Chaoyue Xu, Li Dai, Yanjin Huang","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf062","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Although anxiety and depression are frequently linked to coronary heart disease, a network analysis of comorbid anxiety and depression and their association with quality of life in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear from the perspective of symptom interactions. We aimed to investigate the network structure and symptom patterns of anxiety and depression, and their relationship with quality of life in patients undergoing PCI.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>This study included 528 patients undergoing PCI. The seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Brief Version were used as measurement tools. The R software was used to construct and interpret the network structure. The symptoms \"sleep disturbance,\" \"irritability,\" and \"uncontrollable worry\" showed the highest expected influence centrality. Three bridge symptoms were identified: \"sleep disturbance,\" \"excessive worry,\" and \"trouble relaxing.\" Among the three strongest edges, two were associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Ten symptoms were directly associated with quality of life, with \"fatigue\" showing the strongest relationship. In the network comparison test, significant differences in global strength were observed between the male and female groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>\"Sleep disturbance,\" plays a critical role in the current network, while \"excessive worry,\" \"trouble relaxing,\" and \"fatigue\" were identified as key priorities owing to their high correlation with \"sleep disturbance\" and quality of life. Focusing on these symptoms may help mitigate the risk of multiple-symptom interactions and provide tailored intervention measures for patients undergoing PCI.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR230007581.</p>","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144032979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mentoring - opening up the doors of opportunity.","authors":"Faye Forsyth, Philip Moons","doi":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf039","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93997,"journal":{"name":"European journal of cardiovascular nursing","volume":" ","pages":"494"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}