ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015
Functional exercise capacity, physical activity, and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in pulmonary hypertension according to disease severity.
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- Evaluating the Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function and Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Six-minute walking distance reference value for healthy Indonesian children: A cross-sectional study from the largest country in South East Asia.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2023Article
- Skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise is reduced in a rat model of pulmonary hypertension.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2022Article
- One minute sit-to-stand test as an alternative to measure functional capacity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2022Article
- Physical activity and its clinical correlates in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2022Article
- Comparisons and correlations of pain intensity and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in the pre- and postoperative periods of cardiac surgery.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaObservational
- Impression life with pulmonary hypertension: clinically relevant characteristics and quality of life among patients in Gansu, China.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseObservational
- Factors related to instrumental activities of daily living in persons with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.Chronic respiratory diseaseObservational
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Abstract
[Purpose] This study investigated functional capacity, physical activity, and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in different functional classes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) compared with healthy subjects. [Subjects and Methods] This study included 31 patients with class II (n = 16) or class III (n = 15) PAH, classified according to the World Health Organization. Fifteen healthy subjects served as controls. Functional capacity was assessed using the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Physical activity was determined using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Respiratory muscle strength was measured using a mouth pressure device. Peripheral muscle strength was evaluated using a dynamometer. [Results] The 3 groups had similar demographic variables (p > 0.05). There were significant differences in 6MWT distance, maximal inspiratory pressure, and IPAQ categorical classification between the 3 groups (p < 0.05). Maximal expiratory pressure; total IPAQ score; and knee extensor, shoulder abductor, and hand grip strength were significantly lower in PAH patients (classes II and III) than in healthy subjects (p < 0.05). [Conclusion] As PAH progresses, respiratory muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, and physical activity decrease. Functional class should be taken into consideration when planning rehabilitation programs for this patient group.
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