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Pages 199-214 (March - April 2009)
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The influence of lung function and muscular strength on the functional capacity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Influência da função pulmonar e da força muscular na capacidade funcional de portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica
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Sérgio Leite Rodrigues1,7,8,
, César Augusto Melo e Silva2,7,8, Tereza Lima3,7,8, Carlos Alberto de Assis Viegas4,7,8, Marcelo Palmeira Rodrigues5,7,8, Fernanda Almeida Ribeiro6,7,8, Verônica Amado7,8,9, Sérgio Leite Rodrigues7,8,10
1 Mestre em Ciências da Saúde / MSC, Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
2 Doutor em Ciências Médicas / PhD, Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
3 Mestre em Clínica Médica / MSC, Internal Medicine, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
4 Doutor em Fisiopatologia Respiratória / PhD, Respiratory Physiopathology, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
5 Doutor em Ciências Médicas / PhD, Medical Sciences, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
6 Mestre em Ciências da Saúde / MSC, Health Sciences, Universidade de Brasília – UnB
7 Hospital Universitário de Brasília – HUB
8 Rua L2 Norte Quadras 605 CEP 70840-901 Brasília – DF Brasil
9 Chefe do Serviço de Pneumologia / Head of Pulmonology
10 Chefe do Centro de Fisioterapia e Reabilitação / Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
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Aim

To determine which variable (forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2), nocturnal hypoxaemia and muscular strength of femoral quadriceps) can predict the distance walked in the six-minute walk test (6MWT) by COPD patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional and observational study of thirty patients referred to a pulmonary rehabilita tion programme at a university hospital. Lung function was evaluated by spirometry, arterial blood gas analysis and nocturnal oximetry. Muscle function was evaluated by quadriceps strength and functional capacity by the 6MWT.

Results

Bivariate regression analysis showed that quadriceps strength, was the only variable to correlate significantly with the distance walked in the 6MWT (p=0.002), accounting for 38% of the 6MWT variance. The statistical relationship established for these variables was 1kg of quadriceps strength equalled 5.9 metres walked in the 6MWT.

Conclusions

Our results showed the importance of lower limb muscle strength in submaximal exercise testing. We conclude that femoral quadriceps muscle strength is the only one of the variables studied which can predict the distance COPD patients walk in the 6MWT.

Key-words:
COPD
hypoxaemia
muscle strength
musculoskeletal system
pulmonary rehabilitation
six-minute walk test
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Objectivo

Determinar que variável entre o volume expirado forçado no primeiro segundo (VEF1), a pressão parcial do oxigénio no sangue arterial (PaO2), a hipoxemia nocturna e a força muscular do quadricípite femoral pode predizer a distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6) em doentes com DPOC.

Doentes e métodos

Um estudo observacional do tipo transversal, envolvendo trinta doentes encaminhados a um programa de reabilitação pulmonar de um hospital universitário. A função pulmonar foi avaliada por espirometria, gasometria arterial e oximetria nocturna. A função muscular pela força muscular do quadricípite femoral e a avaliação da capacidade funcional pelo TC6.

Resultados

A análise de regressão bivariada mostrou que a força do quadricípite femoral foi a única variável que se mostrou estatisticamente significativa (p = 0,002) em predizer a distância, sendo responsável por 38% da variância do TC6. Para essas variáveis a relação estabelecida estatisticamente foi que para cada quilo de força do quadricípite femoral, os doentes caminharam 5,9 metros no TC6.

Conclusão

Os resultados indicam a importância da força muscular do MI em testes de esforço submáximo. Entre as variáveis estudadas, apenas a força muscular do quadricípite femoral pôde predizer a distância percorrida no TC6 em portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica.

Palavras-chave:
Teste de caminhada de seis minutos
reabilitação pulmonar
força muscular
hipoxemia
DPOC
sistema musculoesquelético
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Trabalho realizado no Serviço de Pneumologia do Hospital Universitário de Brasília e no Centro de Fisioterapia e Reabilitação do Hospital Universitário de Brasília / Work undertaken at the Pulmonology Unit, Hospital Universitário de Brasília, and the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre, Hospital Universitário de Brasília.

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