Effekte eines körperlichen Trainings auf funktionelle Kapazität und Lebensqualität bei Patienten mit Claudicatio intermittens

Gartenmann,; Kirchberger,; Herzig,; Baumgartner, Matthias R.; Saner,; Mahler,; Meyer,

doi:10.1024/0301-1526.31.1.29

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“…93–95 Briefly, all domains except general complaints improved in patients with IC following 12 weeks of supervised treadmill walking. 94 The largest improvement was demonstrated in the pain and functional status domains, indicating that physical domains for IC patients are generally the most improved by exercise training. One drawback is that the questionnaire has proven difficult and lengthy for patients to complete.…”

Section: Functional Status/hrqol Questionnaires For Symptomatic Padmentioning

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Assessment of functional status and quality of life in claudication

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et al. 2011

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Background Treadmill walking is commonly used to evaluate walking impairment and efficacy of treatment for intermittent claudication (IC) in clinical and research settings. Although this is an important measure, it does not provide information about how patients perceive the effects of their treatments on more global measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods PubMed/Medline was searched to find publications about the most commonly used questionnaires to assess functional status and/or general and disease-specific HRQOL in patients with PAD who experience IC. Inclusion criteria for questionnaires were based on existence of a body of literature in symptomatic PAD. Results Six general questionnaires and 7 disease-specific questionnaires are included with details about the number of domains covered and how each tool is scored. The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 item questionnaire and Walking Impairment Questionnaire are currently the most used general and disease-specific questionnaires at baseline and following treatment for IC, respectively. Conclusions The use of tools which assess functional status and HRQOL has importance in both the clinical and research areas to assess treatment efficacy from the patient perspective. Therefore, assessing HRQOL in addition to treadmill-measured walking ability provides insight as to effects of treatments on patient outcomes and may help guide therapy.

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