Functional capacity, physical activity, and arterial stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex immune-mediated connective tissue disease, involving skin manifestations, vascular features, and organ-based complications that may affect functional capacity and physical activity. Functional capacity and physical activity are associated with arterial stiffness; however, this relationship has not been evaluated in patients with SSc. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the association of functional capacity and physical activity with arterial stiffness in patients with SSc.

Clinical determinants of the modified incremental step test in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Objectives: This study primarily aimed to investigate the clinical determinants of the Modified Incremental Step Test (MIST) in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB). A secondary objective was to compare the cardiopulmonary responses after the MIST and Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT), two commonly adopted symptom-limited maximum field tests in chronic respiratory diseases.

Methods: Forty-six patients with clinically stable bronchiectasis participated in this cross-sectional study.

Determinants of Six-Minute Walk Test Performance in Women with Systemic Sclerosis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of six-minute walk test (6MWT) distance in women with systemic sclerosis.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 36 women with systemic sclerosis were assessed using the Medsger Systemic Sclerosis Severity Scale (MSS), modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), University of California Scleroderma Clinical Study Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Scale, quadriceps strength measurement, Milliken Activities of Daily Living Scale (MAS), and International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The 6MWT was performed to assess the participants' functional capacity and examine factors affecting functional capacity.

Activities of Daily Living, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Despite reports of reduced physical fitness in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), no specific performance evaluations for activities of daily living have been conducted.

Objectives: The aim was to compare the activities of daily living, quality of life, posture, physical fitness and physical activity levels of children with CHD with healthy controls (HC).

Methods: The study included 30 children aged 6-14 diagnosed with moderate or severe CHD and 30 age-sex-matched HC.

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension.

The study aimed to examine the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). A total of 24 patients with PH were included in the randomized controlled evaluator-blind study. IMT was performed at 40% to 60% of the maximal inspiratory pressure for 30 min/d, 7 d/wk (1 day supervised) for 8 weeks.

Effects of high intensity interval-based inspiratory muscle training in patients with heart failure: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Background: Given the promising effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT), determining the most appropriate IMT protocol will optimize the training benefits.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of high intensity interval-based inspiratory muscle training (H-IMT) on cardiovascular, pulmonary, physical, and psychosocial functions in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Methods: Thirty-four patients with HFrEF were randomly assigned to the H-IMT or control group for 3 days/week, 8 weeks training period.

Which field test should be used to compare the functional exercise capacities of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy? Cross-sectional study.

Background: The 6-minute step test (6MST) has begun to be used as a simple and effective alternative for assessing functional exercise capacity. There is no study using 6MSTs to evaluate the exercise capacities of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).

Objective: To compare the cardiorespiratory responses of the 6-minute walk test (MWT) and the 6MST exercise tests and to analyze the usability of the 6MST in Type 2 DM patients with and without neuropathy.

Determinants of physical activity level in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objective: One of the most frequently discussed physical parameters in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is physical activity level. There is limited evidence about determinants of physical activity level in JIA. In this study, we aimed to investigate the determinants of physical activity level in children and adolescents with JIA.

Effect of exercise interventions in adults with cancer receiving palliative care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Previous publications showed the effectiveness of exercise in adults with cancer receiving palliative care, but evidence for palliative care research on exercise is lacking. The purpose is to examine the effects of an exercise intervention on exercise capacity, physical function, and patient-reported outcome measures in adults with cancer receiving palliative care.

Methods: We searched databases including EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Science from inception until 2021.

Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of 1-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.

Aim: The psychometric properties of the 1-minute sit-to-stand (1STS) test have not been investigated in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study was to evaluate test-retest reliability, construct validity, and minimal detectable change of the 1STS test and to investigate the physiological response to the 1STS test in patients with CHF.

Method: Forty-three (43) patients with CHF were included.

Comparison of physiological responses after incremental shuttle walking test and 6-minute walk test in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Background: The 6‑minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used to evaluate exercise capacity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but there was no study using the incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) for assessing exercise capacity and comparing the patient's cardiorespiratory responses to these tests. The aim was to investigate the usability and determinants of the ISWT in patients with SSc and compare the physiological responses after the ISWT and 6MWT.

Methods: A total of thirty four female patients with SSc were included.

Determinants of gait speed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Objective: Given the prognostic significance of gait speed, there is insufficient evidence about possible functional determinants of gait speed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the functional determinants of gait speed in patients with HFrEF.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients with HFrEF participated in this cross-sectional study.

Extrapulmonary features of post-COVID-19 patients: muscle function, physical activity, mood, and sleep quality.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a wide range of clinical manifestations, even if mild disease severity. It has been known that pulmonary function is affected by COVID-19 during infection and mid-to-long term. However, there is inadequate evidence about extrapulmonary features in post-COVID-19 patients.

The comparison of physical fitness and anaerobic capacity in asthmatic and non-asthmatic children.

Introduction And Objective: Asthma, is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in childhood period. It can affect the daily life to an advanced level and may become vital. The purpose of this study is to compare physical fitness and anaerobic capacity in asthmatic children (AC) and non-asthmatic children (NC).

Effects of an Integrated Exercise Program Including "Functional" Inspiratory Muscle Training in Geriatric Individuals with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a commonly used exercise method for both patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the older adult population. In addition to their primary function, respiratory muscles play an active role in core stabilization. However, no IMT program includes both of these functions (i.

Diaphragmatic Ultrasound in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Relationship to Clinical Parameters.

The aim of this study was to assess diaphragm thickness (DT) and mobility (DM) and to investigate their relationship to clinical parameters in patients with non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis. Thirty-eight patients with non-CF bronchiectasis were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. DT was measured using ultrasound at different lung volumes (at residual volume [DT], functional residual capacity [DT] and total lung capacity [DT]).

Assessment of psychometric properties, cross-cultural adaptation, and translation of the Turkish version of the ICU mobility scale.

Background/aim: The aim of the study was to carry out the cultural adaptation and translation of the ICU mobility scale (IMS) into Turkish and research the psychometric properties.

Materials And Methods: This study was based on methodological design. The IMS was translated from English to the Turkish through a regularised translation process.

Acute effects of inspiratory muscle training at different intensities in healthy young people.

Background: Understanding the acute effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) at different intensities on the autonomic nervous system, arterial stiffness, and blood pressure in healthy young people will be important in the constitution of appropriate IMT prescriptions.

Aims: To investigate the acute effects of IMT at different intensities on autonomic function, arterial stiffness, and blood pressure in healthy young people METHODS: Thirty-six healthy participants were enrolled in this crossover study. All participants randomly performed IMT sessions, which consisted of diaphragmatic breathing exercise (DBE), 10%, 30%, and 60% of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) on consecutive days.

Arm span as a predictor of the six-minute walk test in healthy children.

Background: Six-minute walk test (6MWT) is the most used test to assess functional capacity. Including arm span in the prediction equations for 6MWT performance might be an alternative for use in traditional reference equations.

Objective: The aim was to investigate the usability of arm span to predict the 6MWT distance in healthy children.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile in outpatients with respiratory disease.

Background/aim: Dyspnea is the subjective feeling of breathing discomfort, which is a significant problem for patients with heart and respiratory disease and also an important determinant of exercise tolerance, quality of life, and mortality in various diseases. Most of the scales are not enough to investigate the multidimensional effects of dyspnea; therefore, the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile (MDP) was developed and validated in many languages. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the MDP into Turkish and investigate the psychometric properties of this adapted version in outpatients with respiratory disease.

Balance performance in patients with heart failure.

Background: It has been suggested that patients with heart failure (HF) have an increased fall rate. Although balance is one of the most important risk factors for fall, there is not sufficient information about balance in HF.

Objective: To compare static, dynamic and functional balance between patients with HF and healthy controls.

Three-axis accelerometer system for comparison of gait parameters in children with cystic fibrosis and healthy peers.

Background: Cystic Fibrosis (CF), affecting functional exercise capacity generally measured by submaximal exercise test such as 6min walk test, is a progressive, autosomal recessive and metabolic disorder. Three-axis accelerometers, which are used during gait, are an easy way to assess gait parameters in patients and healthy individuals. Gait parameters were significantly associated with clinical outcomes of COPD.

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Background: Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) present impairments in muscle strength and exercise capacity. There is growing evidence about the benefits of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with respiratory diseases, except in patients with PAH. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of NMES on muscle strength, and other physical and psychosocial variables in patients with PAH.