Publications by authors named "Ayano Makihara"
Background: Little is known about the association between fatigue and physical activity in patients hospitalized with subacute stroke.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between fatigue and physical activity in patients hospitalized with subacute stroke.
Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 244 consecutive patients with stroke who were admitted to a subacute rehabilitation ward at our hospital.
Patients with heart disease have a low anaerobic threshold (AT), and the determinants of AT may differ, depending on the severity of renal dysfunction. This study aimed to verify the determinants of AT for each stage of renal function in patients with heart disease. We consecutively enrolled 250 patients with heart disease who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing in our institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The number of hospitalized older patients with chronic heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and worsening renal function is rising in Japan. This study aimed to clarify the impact of the severity of worsening renal function during hospitalization on low physical function at discharge of these patients.
Methods: We included 573 consecutive heart failure patients who underwent phase I cardiac rehabilitation.
Background: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) variables represent central and peripheral factors and combined factors in the pathology of patients with cardiac disease. The difference in end-tidal oxygen partial pressure from resting to anaerobic threshold (ΔPETO ) may represent predominantly peripheral factors. This study aimed to verify the prognostic significance of ΔPETO for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in cardiac patients, including comparison with the minute ventilation-carbon dioxide production relationship (VE/VCO slope), and peak oxygen uptake (VO ).
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- This study aimed to explore how nutritional status, measured by the GLIM criteria, relates to physical activity levels and daily living activities in hospitalized subacute stroke patients.
- Conducted in a neurosurgical rehabilitation unit, the research included 128 stroke patients and analyzed links between malnutrition, sedentary behavior (SB), light-intensity physical activity (LIPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
- Findings revealed that malnutrition was linked to increased SB and decreased LIPA, which in turn were important factors affecting daily living activities, but there was no significant connection with MVPA.