Exploration of Possible Reasons for the Discrepancy Between Expectation and Indication of Subjective Perceived Exertions

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise Test; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy; Coronary Disease; Physical Exertion
• Interventions: Other: Focus Group; Other: Questionnaire, Interview

• Registration Number: NCT04898296
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik Barmelweid

Brief Summary

The 6-minute walk test is a test of physical performance in physiotherapy with lungs and heart patients (Pollentier 2010). However, only 8 and 11% of patients in everyday test situations report a score of 7 or higher on a scale of 0-10 for effort (Jehn 2009). This study is intended to explore, based on grounded theory, why the majority of patients do not assess themselves according to the almost maximum performance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-24
• Study Start: 2021-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-14
• Study Completion: 2022-08-14
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing in-patient cardiovascular rehabilitation; over 55 years of age. Patients underwent a 6-minute walk test with assessment of the intensity of the exercise

Exclusion Criteria

• no understanding of the German language
• Patients would not be able to perform a 6-minute walk test, e. g. surgery on the large joints of the lower extremities, unstable heart disease or predominant neurological symptoms.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
physical therapists working with patients with coronary heart disease	Focus Group	Focus group 60 -90 minutes
Patients over 55 Years with coronary heart disease	Questionnaire, Interview	Questionnaire and semistructured Interview 45 -60 minutes

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
semi-structured interview about reasons, that could influence the rating of patients	during inpatient rehabilitation after the 1st six-minute-walking test within 3 weeks	Patients were asked in a semi-structured interview about other reasons, that could influence their rating.
reasons, what might patients influence for ratings of patients given from physical therapist	with the beginning of the study within 4 weeks, before the patients' questionnaire and interview	physical therapists identify reasons in a focus group, that influence the patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Klinik Barmelweid AG; 🇨🇭 Barmelweid, Aargau, Switzerland