Functional Status in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Rehabilitated Versus Nonrehabilitated

Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira; Sheyla Rossana Cavalcanti Furtado; Jhessica Macieira Pereira; Amanda Pereira Santos Rosa; Maria Carolina Gomes Inácio; Lídia Cunha de Oliveira; Isabella de Oliveira Nascimento; Luciano Fonseca Lemos de Oliveira

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2024.01.017

Functional Status in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Rehabilitated Versus Nonrehabilitated

Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Apr 4:105:343-350. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.01.017. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira¹, Sheyla Rossana Cavalcanti Furtado², Jhessica Macieira Pereira³, Amanda Pereira Santos Rosa², Maria Carolina Gomes Inácio³, Lídia Cunha de Oliveira⁴, Isabella de Oliveira Nascimento³, Luciano Fonseca Lemos de Oliveira³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: danielleufmg@gmail.com.
² Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
³ Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
⁴ Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

PMID: 38582195
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.01.017

Abstract

Background: To analyze patient perception of functional status related to activity and participation of rehabilitated and nonrehabilitated individuals with peripheral arterial disease.

Methods: Cross-sectional study assessing the activity and participation domain using the Human Activity Profile (HAP) questionnaire and the Participation Scale, respectively. Groups were compared using Chi-squared test and unpaired t-test.

Results: A total of 87 individuals (36 rehabilitated) with 65.28 ± 8.29 years (66.7% male) were included. HAP classified 58.6% of individuals with weak or inactive physical activity level, and approximately half of the sample did not have participation restriction. HAP scores and Participation Scale (locomotion inside and outside home) were lower in nonrehabilitated than in rehabilitated individuals.

Conclusions: Individuals with peripheral arterial disease presented little participation restriction and a great activity limitation, the last one being more evident among nonrehabilitated.