Validation of a specific activity questionnaire to estimate exercise tolerance in patients referred for exercise testing

2001 ◽  
Vol 142 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Myers ◽  
David Bader ◽  
Rupa Madhavan ◽  
Victor Froelicher
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

scholarly journals Determination of Best Criteria to Determine Final and Initial Speeds within Ramp Exercise Testing Protocols

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney C. da Silva ◽  
Walace D. Monteiro ◽  
Felipe A. Cunha ◽  
Jonathan Myers ◽  
Paulo T. V. Farinatti
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
The Other ◽  
Limits Of Agreement ◽  
Identity Line ◽  
Ramp Exercise ◽  
Testing Protocols ◽  
Final Speed ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

This study compared strategies to define final and initial speeds for designing ramp protocols.VO2max was directly assessed in 117 subjects (29±8 yrs) and estimated by three nonexercise models: (1) Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire (VSAQ); (2) Rating of Perceived Capacity (RPC); (3) Questionnaire of Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF). Thirty seven subjects (30±9 yrs) performed three additional tests with initial speeds corresponding to 50% of estimatedVO2max and 50% and 60% of measuredVO2max . Significant differences(P<0.001)were found betweenVO2max measured (41.5±6.6 mL·kg−1·min−1) and estimated by VSAQ (36.6±6.6 mL·kg−1·min−1) and CRF (45.0±5.3 mL·kg−1·min−1), but not RPC (41.3±6.2 mL·kg−1·min−1). The CRF had the highest ICC, the lowest SEE, and better limits of agreement withVO2max compared to the other instruments. Initial speeds from 50%–60%VO2max estimated by CRF or measured produced similarVO2max (40.7±5.9;40.0±5.6;40.3±5.5 mL·kg−1·min−1resp.,P=0.14). The closest relationship to identity line was found in tests beginning at 50%VO2max estimated by CRF. In conclusion, CRF was the best option to estimateVO2max and therefore to define the final speed for ramp protocols. The measuredVO2max was independent of initial speeds, but speeds higher than 50%VO2max produced poorer submaximal relationships between workload andVO2.

Evaluation of a specific activity questionnaire to predict mortality in men referred for exercise testing

2006 ◽  
Vol 151 (4) ◽  
pp. 890.e1-890.e7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul McAuley ◽  
Jonathan Myers ◽  
Joshua Abella ◽  
Victor Froelicher
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

scholarly journals Submaximal exercise testing at low altitude for prediction of exercise tolerance at high altitude

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Burtscher ◽  
Michael Philadelphy ◽  
Hannes Gatterer ◽  
Johannes Burtscher ◽  
Rudolf Likar
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Submaximal Exercise ◽  
Submaximal Exercise Testing ◽  
Low Altitude

scholarly journals Practicality of Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire in evaluation of exercise capacity of community-dwelling Japanese elderly

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Kojima ◽  
Da-Hong Wang ◽  
Kimihiko Tokumori ◽  
Noriko Sakano ◽  
Yukie Yamasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Japanese Elderly ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

scholarly journals Validade e equivalência da versão em português do Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire

2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldo de Albuquerque Maranhão-Neto ◽  
Antonio Carlos Ponce de Leon ◽  
Paulo de Tarso Veras Farinatti
Keyword(s):  
Specific Activity ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

scholarly journals Responsiveness of Various Exercise-Testing Protocols to Therapeutic Interventions in COPD

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Borel ◽  
Steeve Provencher ◽  
Didier Saey ◽  
François Maltais
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Work Rate ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Exercise Tests ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Constant Work Rate ◽  
Testing Protocols

Exercise intolerance is a key element in the pathophysiology and course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). As such, evaluating exercise tolerance has become an important part of the management of COPD. A wide variety of exercise-testing protocols is currently available, each protocol having its own strengths and weaknesses relative to their discriminative, methodological, and evaluative characteristics. This paper aims to review the responsiveness of several exercise-testing protocols used to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions to improve exercise tolerance in COPD. This will be done taking into account the minimally important difference, an important concept in the interpretation of the findings about responsiveness of exercise testing protocols. Among the currently available exercise-testing protocols (incremental, constant work rate, or self-paced), constant work rate exercise tests (cycle endurance test and endurance shuttle walking test) emerge as the most responsive ones for detecting and quantifying changes in exercise capacity after an intervention in COPD.

scholarly journals Relationship between blood pressure response during hemodialysis and exercise tolerance or heart rate recovery measured using cardio-pulmonary exercise testing in maintenance hemodialysis patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Yabe ◽  
Kenichi Kono ◽  
Ryota Shiraki ◽  
Akiho Masuda ◽  
Yoshifumi Moriyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Exercise Testing ◽  
Exercise Tolerance ◽  
Blood Pressure Response ◽  
Heart Rate Recovery ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing ◽  
Pressure Response ◽  
Exercise Intolerance

Abstract Background This study investigated the association between the blood pressure response during hemodialysis (HD) and exercise tolerance or heart rate recovery (HRR) measured with cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX). Methods The study enrolled 23 patients who had been undergoing 4-h regular maintenance HD. The maximum workload (Loadpeak), peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), workload and oxygen uptake at the anaerobic threshold (LoadAT and VO2AT, respectively), and HRR were measured with CPX. The average systolic blood pressure during HD (SBPav) was measured, and the number of times the SBP was less than 100 mmHg was determined in the 2-week period after CPX. Results The SBPav showed a significant correlation with LoadAT (r = 0.46) and Loadpeak (r = 0.43, p < 0.05). The number of times the SBP was less than 100 mmHg showed a significant correlation with the HRR (r = − 0.44, p < 0.05). Conclusion Exercise intolerance and HRR in HD patients may be associated with blood pressure instability during HD.

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