Association between lung function, physical activity level and postural evaluation variables in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1510-1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inaê Angélica Cherobin ◽  
Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin ◽  
Bruna Ziegler
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inaê Cherobin ◽  
Bruna Ziegler ◽  
Paulo Dalcin

The objective of the present study was to compare the functional capacity and level of physical activity between adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and healthy individuals. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) was used to evaluate functional capacity and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ - long version) was applied to assess physical activity level. This study included 31 patients with CF (11 males and 20 females) and 31 healthy individuals. Patients with CF had significantly lower values of body mass index (BMI), pulmonary function parameters, physical activity level, six-minute walking distance (6MWD) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2). Comparing patients using a cut-off point of 500m, there were no significant differences in the classification of physical activity level assessed by the IPAQ questionnaire. Among patients with CF who walked less than 500m, there were significantly lower values of peak expiratory flow (PEF), PEF (%), SpO2 after 6MWT and distance walked in the 6MWD. It could be concluded that patients with CF practice physical activity at lower levels than healthy individuals, when compared by the IPAQ questionnaire.


Author(s):  
Merve Firat ◽  
Naciye Vardar-Yagli ◽  
Aslihan Cakmak ◽  
Melda Saglam ◽  
Ebru Calik-Kutukcu ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M Burnett ◽  
Ashley N Barry ◽  
Joel D Mermis

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marit Sorensen

Adherence to lifestyle changes - beginning to exercise, for example - is assumed to be mediated by self-referent thoughts. This paper describes a pilot study and three studies conducted to develop and validate a questionnaire for adults to determine their self-perceptions related to health-oriented exercise. The pilot study identified items pertinent to the domains considered important in this context, and began the process of selecting items. Study 2 examined the factor structure, reduced the number of items, determined the internal consistency of the factors, and explored the discriminative validity of the questionnaire as to physical activity level and gender. Four factors with a total of 24 items were accepted, measuring mastery of exercise, body perception, social comfort/discomfort in the exercise setting, and perception of fitness. All subscales had acceptable internal consistencies. Preliminary validity was demonstrated by confirming hypothesized differences in scores as to gender, age, and physical activity level. The third study examined and demonstrated convergent validity with similar existing subscales. The fourth study examined an English-language version of the questionnaire, confirming the existence of the factors and providing preliminary psychometric evidence of the viability of the questionnaire.


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