Relationships among measures of physical fitness in adult patients with heart failure

To describe the relationships among 3 measures of physical fitness (exercise capacity, muscle function and functional capacity) in patients with heart failure, and to determine whether these measures are influenced by impairment of movement. Secondary analysis of baseline data from the Italian subsa...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2019, Vol.51 (8), p.607-615
Main Authors: Chialà, Oronzo, Vellone, Ercole, Klompstra, Leonie, Ortali, Giorgio Alberto, Strömberg, Anna, Jaarsma, Tiny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beta blockers
Clinical trials
Exercise
Functional status
Heart failure
Muscle function
Physical fitness
Principal components analysis
Rehabilitation
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Summary:To describe the relationships among 3 measures of physical fitness (exercise capacity, muscle function and functional capacity) in patients with heart failure, and to determine whether these measures are influenced by impairment of movement. Secondary analysis of baseline data from the Italian subsample (n = 96) of patients with heart failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial, the HF-Wii study. Exercise capacity was measured with the 6-min walk test, muscle function was measured with the unilateral isotonic heel-lift, bilateral isometric shoulder abduction and unilateral isotonic shoulder flexion, and functional capacity was measured with the Duke Activity Status Index. Principal component analysis was used to detect covariance of the data. Exercise capacity correlated with all of the tests related to muscle function (r = 0.691-0.423, p 
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-2574