Exploration of Possible Reasons for the Discrepancy Between Expectation and Indication of Subjective Perceived Exertions (Ex-6-rate)

Klinik Barmelweid

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Rehabilitation; Exercise Test; Coronary Disease; Physical Therapy; Physical Exertion

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire, Interview; Other: Focus Group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04898296

001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The 6-minute walk test is a test of physical performance in physiotherapy with lungs and heart patients (Pollentier 2010). However, only 8 and 11% of patients in everyday test situations report a score of 7 or higher on a scale of 0-10 for effort (Jehn 2009). This study is intended to explore, based on grounded theory, why the majority of patients do not assess themselves according to the almost maximum performance.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing in-patient cardiovascular rehabilitation; over 55 years of age. Patients underwent a 6-minute walk test with assessment of the intensity of the exercise

Exclusion criteria

• no understanding of the German language
• Patients would not be able to perform a 6-minute walk test, e. g. surgery on the large joints of the lower extremities, unstable heart disease or predominant neurological symptoms.

Trial design

16 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients over 55 Years with coronary heart disease

Description:

Questionnaire and semistructured Interview 45 -60 minutes

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire, Interview

physical therapists working with patients with coronary heart disease

Description:

Focus group 60 -90 minutes

Treatment:

Other: Focus Group