Braden scale has low reliability in different patients under care in intensive care unit.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the inter-reliability of the Braden scale and its subscales for different patients assisted in the intensive care unit. We hypothesized that the Braden scale has low reliability in different populations.

Methods: This reliability study involved the Braden scale in intensive care unit of a hospital.

Circulatory and ventilatory power in diabetic patients: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Circulatory (CP) and ventilatory power (VP) have been used to improve the prognostic accuracy of cardiopulmonary exercise tests in cardiovascular disease, such as coronary artery disease. However, the effects of combined resistance and aerobic exercise program on VP and CP, especially in type 2 diabetes patients, have not been adequately investigated. Thus, this new parameter can be useful to prescribe exercise programs more assertive for this population.