scholarly journals The Six Minute Walk Test as a Marker of Functional Capacity in Hypertensive Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-260
Author(s):  
Sidhi Laksono Purwowiyoto ◽  
Steven Philip Surya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Hypertensive Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Background: Currently, hypertension becomes one of the leading issues not only for medical community but also to the broader societies. Even though hypertension could be symptomatic, in most case it didn’t until the devastating complications shows up. Functional capacity is a simple tool based on our daily activity. The six-minute walk test could be one of the simplest ways in measuring functional capacity. Six-minute distance as the outcome of this test could be potentially a marker for functional capacity in hypertensive group compare to non-hypertensive group.Methods: This is a case control study with 34 female participants in six-minute walking test.Result: There are no significant different of age, height, weight, and body max index between those groups. The six-minute walking distance drastically difference between hypertensive and non-hypertensive group, 306m and 367m respectively with p-value < 0,01. Heart rate pre-test also statistically different between control group and case group. (75 bpm and 94 bpm, p-value = 0,027) Post-test blood pressure is notably distinctive between two groups. Additionally, systolic blood pressure post-test lower than initial value. Hypertension alters human functional capacity ominously.Conclusion : The six-minute walk test could be applied as simple functional capacity marker in hypertension subject. 

scholarly journals The Importance of the Double Product in the Six-Minute Walk Test to Predict Myocardial Function

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Domka-Jopek ◽  
Andrzej Jopek ◽  
Agnieszka Bejer ◽  
Ewa Lenart-Domka ◽  
Grzegorz Walawski
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Double Product ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Introduction. The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is a widely used test to measure the physical performance of patients to assess the effectiveness of treatment, to qualify for rehabilitation, and to evaluate its effects..Aim.This paper focuses on the assessment of the growth of a double product (DP) during the 6MWT and its diagnostic value in the assessment of patients with heart failure.Material and Methods. The paper has retrospective character. We analyzed medical records of 412 patients hospitalized for cardiac reasons, in whom a 6MWT was performed. The patients were divided into two groups: one with diagnosed heart failure and a control group.Results. The patients with diagnosed heart failure, compared to the control group, were characterized by a shorter walking distance and greater DP increase at equal walking intervals. After distinguishing the group with the preserved and decreased left ventricle ejection fraction, the value of the DP increase was still higher compared to the control group. The mean DP increase corresponding to one meter of walk was the only one that correlated negatively with the left ventricular ejection fraction.Conclusion.The assessment of the increase of the DP during the march test seems to be a better parameter reflecting the efficiency of the myocardium from the distance of the march.

scholarly journals Six-minute walk test as a determinant of the functional capacity of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 83-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cibelle Andrade Lima ◽  
Armèle Dornelas de Andrade ◽  
Shirley Lima Campos ◽  
Daniella Cunha Brandão ◽  
Ianny Pereira Mourato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

The Effectiveness of Young Coconut Water and Watermelon Juice in Reducing Blood Pressure

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1313-1322
Author(s):  
S. Fadlilah ◽  
A. Sucipto
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Coconut Water ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Watermelon Juice ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pressure Analysis

Background: Blood pressure is influenced by psychosocial (stress), genetic, age, gender, nutritional status, and lifestyle (diet, lack of fiber consumption, smoking, lack of physical activity). 30 ml of young coconut water contains 61 mg of potassium, 5.45 mg of sodium, and 1.3 mg of sugar, affecting blood pressure changes. Coconut water contains K minerals and is useful for lowering blood pressure. Whereaswatermelon contains anti-hypertensive content, namely sodium, beta carotene, and potassium. Watermelon is rich in water, amino acids, L-arginine, which can maintain healthy blood pressure. Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of young coconut water and watermelon juice on blood pressure in the 2013 nursing students of Respati University Yogyakarta. Methods: This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent control group pre and post-test. The sample was taken by simple random sampling, namely the control group (18 respondents), the young coconut water group (18 respondents), and papaya juice (18 respondents). Data pre-posttest of each group was tested using Paired T-test. The comparison control-treatment group was tested using an independent-test. Results: The mean differences of systole and diastole pre-posttest blood pressure in the control group were -1.8 mmHg and -1.0 mmHg. The mean difference in systole blood pressure and the pre-posttest diastole of young coconut water groups were -3.1mmHg and -2.4 mmHg. The mean systole and diastole blood pressure in the pre-posttest watermelon juice group were -2.9 mmHg and -1.5 mmHg. The pre-posttest results of systole and diastole blood pressure analysis in the p-value control group were 0.100 and 0.450. The pre-post test results of systole and diastole blood pressure analysis of young coconut water groups gained p-value of 0.030 and 0.194. The pre-post test results of the juice watermelon group's systole and diastole blood pressure analysis gained p-value of 0.032 and 0.181. The posttest results of systole and diastole blood pressure analysis in the control group and young coconut water gained p-value of 0.014 and 0.157. The post-test results of the systole and diastole blood pressure analysis control group and juice watermelon gained p-value of 0.013 and 0.420. Conclusion: Consumption of young coconut water and watermelon juice affects systole blood pressure, but it does not affect diastole blood pressure in nursing students in 2013 in Respati University Yogyakarta. Keyword: Blood pressure, Coconut Water, Watermelon Juice

scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory Responses to Glittre ADL Test in Bronchiectasis: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravoori Hena ◽  
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi ◽  
K. Shyam Krishnan ◽  
R. Anand ◽  
Vishak Acharya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Responses ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Rate Versus ◽  
Minute Walk

Background. Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition characterised by chronic sputum production, fatigue, and dyspnoea. These symptoms will lead to reduced exercise capacity and a reduced ability to carry out activities of daily living. Glittre ADL test is a valid and reliable test which evaluates the activities of daily living. Aim. To investigate whether the Glittre ADL test can differentiate the functional capacity and cardiorespiratory responses of patients with bronchiectasis from those healthy individuals using the six-minute test as a functional performance standard. Methods. This study included 30 subjects: 15 bronchiectasis and 15 age- and gender-matched healthy subjects. The patients and healthy subjects were made to perform the Glittre ADL and six-minute test on two consecutive days. Parameters such as time taken, distance walked, HR, RR, SpO2, and dyspnoea were recorded before and after the tests. Results. The performance of bronchiectasis was worse than the healthy group on the Glittre ADL test (4.78 ± 1.33 min, 3.94 ± 0.82 min, p=0.04). Distance walked in the six-minute walk test by the bronchiectasis was 42 meters lesser than the healthy (400.33 ± 77.99, 442 ± 89.21, p=0.18). The Glittre ADL test was correlated with 6MWT when the total sample was analysed (r=−0.41,p=0.05). There was moderate positive correlation between heart rate variation, dyspnoea, respiratory rate, and peripheral saturation (SpO2) between the tests (Glittre heart rate versus six-minute walk test heart rate (r=0.55,p=0.001); Glittre (Borg) versus six-minute walk test (Borg) (r=0.72,p=0.00); Glittre respiratory rate versus six-minute walk test RR (r=0.62,p=0.00); Glittre SpO2 versus six-minute walk test SpO2 (r=0.40,p=0.02)). The bronchiectasis group had a statistically significant higher (p=0.08,p=0.46) increase in dyspnoea and RR than the controls in both the Glittre ADL test and six-minute walk test (p=0.009,p=0.03), with the similar HR variation in both the groups (p>0.05). There was statistical difference in peripheral oxygen saturation in bronchiectasis in the six-minute walk test (p=0.03). Conclusion. The Glittre ADL test induced similar cardiorespiratory responses when compared to the six-minute walk test. So, the Glittre ADL test can be used as an assessment tool besides the six-minute walk test for the more complete evaluation of functional capacity and activities of daily living.

scholarly journals POSTOPERATIVE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY RELATED TO FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND RESPIRATORY MUSCLE STRENGTH IN PATIENTS SUBMITTED TO BARIATRIC SURGERY

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josélia Jucirema Jarschel de OLIVEIRA ◽  
Alexandre Coutinho Teixeira de FREITAS ◽  
Andréa Adriana de ALMEIDA
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Borg Scale ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Post Operative Period ◽  
Minute Walk

ABSTRACT Background: Respiratory physiotherapy plays an important role preventing complications in bariatric surgery. Aim: To assess the effects of out-patient physiotherapy during post-operative period through respiratory pressures and functional capacity in individuals submitted to bariatric surgery. Method: A prospective longitudinal and controlled study was done in adults with body mass index (BMI) equal or greater than 40 kg/m², who have been submitted to bariatric surgery. They were divided into two groups: intervention-group, who performed out-patient physiotherapy twice a week, from thirty to sixty days after surgery; and the control-group, who only followed home instructions. Both groups were evaluated before surgery and sixty days after surgery through manovacuometry, six-minute walk test and the Borg Scale of perceived exertion. Results: Twenty participants were included the intervention-group and twenty-three in the control-group. Both groups had significant and similar weight loss after surgery. The manovacuometry presented no differences comparing pre- and post-surgery and in the comparison between the groups. The result of the six-minute walk test for the intervention-group increased by 10.1% in the post-operative period in relation to pre-. The Borg scale of perceived exertion in the intervention-group in pre-surgery decreased by 13.5% in the post-surgery compared to pre-surgery. In the control-group there was no difference comparing pre- and post-operative values, as in the comparison with the intervention-group. Conclusion: The low-intensity exercise program, carried out between the 30th and the 60th day after bariatric surgery provided better functional capacity; did not change respiratory muscle strength; and improved the perceived exertion rate.

scholarly journals Use of positive expiratory pressure during six-minute walk test: results in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonello Nicolini ◽  
Federico Merliak ◽  
Cornelius Barlascini
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Minute Walk ◽  
Positive Expiratory Pressure

Background: The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used because it is both simple and reliable as a measure of exercise capacity. Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually show a limited capacity to perform exercise. Methods: Our study is a prospective, randomized controlled trial which uses the 6MWT in one hundred consecutive in and out- patients with moderate to severe COPD to assess the benefit of a simple positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device. PEP device consisted of a PEP valve 5 cmH2O connected to 1-meter tube and a mouthpiece. All the enrolled patients performed a 6MWT before randomization. The following day PEP group patients performed the 6MWT using PEP device. Control group patients performed the 6MWT without this device. The primary outcome was the difference in distance (meters) walked. Results: Functional capacity assessed by the distance covered during 6MWT improved in the PEP group more than in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001).Oxygen saturation improved to a statistically significant level during 6MWT (p < 0.01). Heart rate was also reduced (p < 0.03). Conclusions: There are few studies demonstrating that PEP devices enhance exercise capacity in COPD patients. Our results has been obtained using only a low positive expiratory pressure (5 cmH2O). In our opinion the strength of this study is the simplicity and the lower cost when compared to other devices and approaches. The study was registered as Chi CTR-ORC-12002173 at www.chictr.org.

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