| Yazarlar |
İsmail Özsoy
Selçuk Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammed İhsan KODAK
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Nermin Zerman
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Caner KARARTI
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Arzu Ertürk
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Background: Gait speed, a vital sign of health and functional capacity, is commonly used to measure mobility. Although studies have assessed gait speed in older adults and individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) separately, few have evaluated gait speed in older adults with COPD. Therefore, the primary objective of our study was to determine the threshold point for the 4-meter gait speed test (4MGS) to better discriminate between functional exercise capacity and health status in older patients with COPD. The second objective was to determine possible predictors of gait speed. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed participants' pulmonary function, dyspnea, health status (COPD Assessment Test [CAT]), gait speed (4MGS), functional exercise capacity (6-minute walk test [6MWT]), and physical activity. Results: Forty-five older patients with COPD participated in this study. The predicted 6MWT and CAT scores were independent and significant determinants of the 4MGS score, explaining 54% of the variance (p<0.001). We identified gait speeds of 0.96 m/s and 1.04 m/s as thresholds to predict abnormal functional exercise capacity (sensitivity 85% and specificity 56%) and impaired health status (sensitivity 90% and specificity 69%), respectively (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that gait speed can discriminate between abnormal functional exercise capacity and impaired health status in older patients with COPD. Moreover, functional exercise capacity and health status are predictors of gait speed. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Exercise | Gait | Health status |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | ANNALS OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND RESEARCH |
| Dergi ISSN | 2508-4909 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | ESCI |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2022 |
| Cilt No | 26 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 156 / 161 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.4235/agmr.22.0040 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.4235/agmr.22.0040 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 3 |
| SCOPUS | 3 |
| Google Scholar | 6 |
