Activity performance problems of patients with cardiac diseases and their
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| Authors: | Neslihan Duruturk Eda Tonga Metin Karatas Ersin Doganozu |
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| Affiliation: | 1) Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Baskent University, Turkey;2) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baskent University, Turkey;3) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | [Purpose] To describe the functional consequences of patients with cardiac diseases andanalyze associations between activity limitations and quality of life. [Subjects andMethods] Seventy subjects (mean age: 60.1±12.0 years) were being treated by PhysicalMedicine and Rehabilitation and Cardiology Departments were included in the study.Activity limitations and participation restrictions as perceived by the individual weremeasured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The Nottingham ExtendedActivities of Daily Living (NEADL) Scale was used to describe limitations in daily livingactivities. To detect the impact of activity limitations on quality of life the NottinghamHealth Profile (NHP) was used. [Results] The subjects described 46 different types ofproblematic activities. The five most identified problems were walking (45.7%), climbingup the stairs (41.4%), bathing (30%), dressing (28.6%) and outings (27.1%). Theassociations between COPM performance score with all subgroups of NEADL and NHP; total,energy, physical abilities subgroups, were statistically significant. [Conclusion] Ourresults showed that patients with cardiac diseases reported problems with a wide range ofactivities, and that also quality of life may be affected by activities of daily living.COPM can be provided as a patient-focused outcome measure, and it may be a useful tool foridentifying those problems.Key words: Activity limitation, Cardiac diseases, Quality of life |
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