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Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira1, Sheyla Rossana Cavalcanti Furtado2, Jhessica Macieira Pereira3
1Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background:
To analyze patient perception of functional status related to activity and participation of rehabilitated and nonrehabilitated individuals with peripheral arterial disease.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study assessing the activity and participation domain using the Human Activity Profile (HAP) questionnaire and the Participation Scale, respectively. Groups were compared using Chi-squared test and unpaired t-test.
Results:
A total of 87 individuals (36 rehabilitated) with 65.28 ± 8.29 years (66.7% male) were included. HAP classified 58.6% of individuals with weak or inactive physical activity level, and approximately half of the sample did not have participation restriction. HAP scores and Participation Scale (locomotion inside and outside home) were lower in nonrehabilitated than in rehabilitated individuals.
Conclusions:
Individuals with peripheral arterial disease presented little participation restriction and a great activity limitation, the last one being more evident among nonrehabilitated.
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