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Monize Cristine de Oliveira Pires1, Mariana Asmar Alencar2, Ana Silvia Diniz Makluf3
1Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background:
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) negatively affects functional ability. Persons with PAD experience gait limitation, and changes in mobility, muscle strength, and balance. Assessing individuals with PAD with tests of lower limb performance during activities other than walking may provide information about aerobic capacity.
Objective:
To evaluate whether the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) can discriminate aerobic capacity and level of physical activity in individuals with PAD.
Methods:
The SPPB, Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT), and the Human Activity Profile (HAP) were completed by 42 volunteers with PAD. The sample was stratified into tertiles by the distance walked in the ISWT and the Adjusted Activity Score (AAS) of HAP. One-way analysis of variance with a post-hoc least significant difference was used to compare the SPPB values between tertiles of ISWT and AAS of HAP. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results:
The mean age was 65 ± 7.7 years, the walking distance was 259.29 ± 115.28 m, and AAS of HAP was 68.36 ± 9.04. There was a significant difference in the total SPPB score and scores for gait speed and sit-to-stand for groups stratified by ISWT and AAS of HAP(p = 0.01). The balance domain was different only for groups stratified into tertiles by AAS of HAP(p = 0.04).
Conclusion:
The results of this study have clinical relevance for the evaluation of individuals with PAD at different aerobic and physical activity levels. The SPPB is a viable alternative in the practice of the specialty of vascular nursing and other areas of health to assess patients whose ability to perform walking tests is often limited.
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