Journal article
Correlation between physical fitness and indicators of quality of life of individuals with intermittent claudication
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, Vol.17(3), pp.175-178
2011
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and the indicators of quality of life in individuals with intermittent claudication (IC). Forty-two subjects (65.2±8.3 years) with IC of both genders participated in the study. Exercise treadmill test, to assess claudication distance (CD) and total walking distance (TWD), and one repetition maximum knee extension test were used to evaluate physical fitness. The quality of life indicators were obtained from the Medical Outcome Study Questionnaire Short Form, which is composed of eight domains: physical functioning (PF), physical aspects (PA), pain, general health, vitality (VI), social functioning (SF), emotional aspects (EA) and mental health. For statistical analysis Pearson correlation coefficient was used, with p less than 0.05. There was a significant correlation between PF and CD and TWD (r = 0.60, p less than 0.01 and r = 0.49; p less than 0.01, respectively), between RP and TWD (r = 0.46, p less than 0.01), between VI and SF and CD (r = 0.34, p = 0.03 e r = 0.33, p = 0.04; respectively), and between EA and CD and TWD (r = 0.43, p = 0.01 and r = 0.44, p = 0.01; respectively). In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that indicators of quality of life, both related to physical health and emotional health, are correlated with the walking capacity in patients with IC.
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- Title
- Correlation between physical fitness and indicators of quality of life of individuals with intermittent claudication
- Authors
- Annelise L Meneses (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilA H de Rodrigues (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilA H R de Andrade Lima (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilB Q Farah (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilG Q de Moraes Silva (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilG H C de Lima (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilO L L Filho (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilG G Cucato (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilC L M de Moraes Forjaz (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, BrazilR M R Dias (Author) - Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil
- Publication details
- Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, Vol.17(3), pp.175-178
- Publisher
- Redprint Editora Ltda.
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1590/S1517-86922011000300005
- ISSN
- 1517-8692
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 Meneses, etal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This published version is reproduced in accordance with this policy.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99447761102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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