PMID: 9546911Jan 1, 1996Paper

Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication: relationship with laboratory exercise performance

Vascular Medicine
G BarlettaG Brevetti

Abstract

In patients with peripheral arterial disease, limitation of exercise capacity will reduce the level of everyday physical activity and affect the quality of life. This study was designed (1) to examine the health-related quality of life of patients with intermittent claudication, and (2) to verify whether treadmill performance is related to the patient's perceived ability to function in the community. In 251 patients with intermittent claudication and 89 matched normal subjects, quality of life was assessed by a general health index questionnaire, the McMaster Health Index Questionnaire (MHIQ), which covers three dimensions of life (physical, social and emotional function). The maximal walking capacity of intermittent claudication patients was measured by the treadmill test. When controls were compared to intermittent claudication patients using the MHIQ, it was found that intermittent claudication patients showed a significant (p < 0.01) impairment of 'general health' and lower scores for physical (0.90 +/- 0.17 vs 0.65 +/- 0.17; p < 0.01), social (0.71 +/- 0.11 vs 0.63 +/- 0.12; p < 0.01) and emotional (0.75 +/- 0.17 vs 0.65 +/- 0.15; p < 0.01) function. Age, gender and work status had a significant impact upon health scores i...Continue Reading

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