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Published on: December 11, 2013
Determination of Treatment Efficacy after Revascularization of Intermittent Claudication Patients by Physical
Masaharu Nakajima1, Hiroki Mitsuoka2, Yuki Orimoto2
1Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nihon Fukushi University, Handa, Aichi, Japan.
Purpose:
There have been few reports examining changes in physical activity (PA) after revascularization of lower extremities from the perspective of physical function at discharge. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of physical function before discharge on the amount of PA after discharge in patients who underwent revascularization.
Methods:
The subjects were 34 Fontaine class II patients admitted for elective surgical revascularization or endovascular treatment at two hospitals from September 2017 to October 2019. Triaxial accelerometers were used to measure changes in sedentary behavior (SB) before admission and 1 month after discharge. Multiple regression analysis was performed on the 6-min walking distance (6MWD) at the time of discharge and the change in SB 1 month after discharge; the cutoff value was calculated from the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
Results:
SB 1 month after discharge significantly decreased in the decreased SB group compared to the increased SB group (575.5 [400-745.2] vs. 649.5 [453.8-809.2], p <0.01). ROC curve was plotted with SB increase/decrease as the dependent variable and 6MWD at discharge as the independent variable; the cutoff value was 357.5 m.
Conclusion:
6MWD measurement at discharge may help predict changes in SB after discharge.
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