Relationship between the characteristics of lower extremity function and activities of daily living in hospitalized middle-aged and older adults with subacute cardiovascular disease

• Published in: Journal of Physical Therapy Science 2022, Vol.34(11), pp.752-758
• Main Authors: Igarashi, Tatsuya, Miyata, Kazuhiro, Tamura, Shuntaro, Otani, Tomohiro, Iizuka, Takamitsu, Usuda, Shigeru
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Aerobic capacity; Cardiovascular disease; Functional limitation; Lower limb function; Middle age; Older people
• ISSN: 0915-5287; 2187-5626
• DOI: 10.1589/jpts.34.752

[Purpose] To clarify the relationship between lower extremity function and activities of daily living and characterize lower extremity function in hospitalized middle-aged and older adults with subacute cardiovascular disease. [Participants and Methods] The Short Physical Performance Battery, 6-minute walk distance, and functional independence measure tests were conducted in 79 inpatients with subacute cardiovascular disease (mean age, 76.7 ± 11.9 years; 34 females). Multiple regression analysis used the functional independence measure score as the dependent variable and the Short Physical Performance Battery and 6-minute walk distance scores as independent variables. Cross-tabulations were performed for each age group, and patients who performed the Short Physical Performance Battery and 6-minute walk distance tests were divided into two groups by their respective cutoff values. [Results] Only the Short Physical Performance Battery (β=0.568) and 6-minute walk distance (β=0.479) scores were adopted as significant independent variables in each multiple regression model. The age