%0 Generic %A Morais, Elizabeth Rodrigues de %A Rassi, Salvador %D 2018 %T Determinants of the Distance Covered During a Six-Minute Walk Test in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Determinants_of_the_Distance_Covered_During_a_Six-Minute_Walk_Test_in_Patients_with_Chronic_Heart_Failure/7304636 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7304636.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13493288 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13493297 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13493300 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13493303 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13493309 %K Heart Failure/physiopathology %K Heart Failure/diagnosis %K Walk Test/methods %K Health Status Indicators %K Reference Standards %X

Abstract Background: The evaluation of the functional capacity of patients with chronic heart failure (HF) by means of the distance covered in the six-minute walk test (6MWT) has assumed great importance, since the 6MWD is a predictor of mortality and hospitalization in this population, however the determinants of better distance traveled in patients with HF are little explored, especially in the Brazilian population. Objective: To evaluate the determinants of 6MWD in patients with chronic HF. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 81 HF patients in outpatient treatment. 6MWD was used as the outcome variable and sociodemographic, clinical, physical-functional and emotional data were submitted to multiple regression analysis using the stepwise method with a significance level of 5%. Results: Mean age of participants was 56.71 years; the 6MWD showed a bivariate correlation with age (r = -0.27, p = 0.01), maximal inspiratory pressure (r = 0.42, p < 0.01), maximal expiratory pressure (r = 0.36, p < 0.01), handgrip strength (r = 0.38, p < 0.01), Borg scale (-0.22, p = 0.04), Charlson index (r = -0.25, p = 0.02) and modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale (r = -0.42, p < 0.01). In the multivariate analysis, the variables gender (p = 0.001), age (0.004), forced vital capacity (FVC) (p = 0.016) and mMRC (p = 0.001) simultaneously explained 37% of variance in the 6MWD. Conclusion: Higher levels of dyspnea on daily life activities, female sex, older age and lower forced vital capacity are determinants of a shorter 6MWD in patients with chronic HF.

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