Europa medicophysica
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Europa medicophysica · Dec 2007
Rasch psychometric validation of the Impact on Participation and Autonomy questionnaire in people with Parkinson's disease.
The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA) questionnaire, in its two scales: IPA-I, perceived limitations in participation and autonomy; IPA-II, perceived problems in participation. ⋯ IPA-I shows promise as a tool for measuring participation in people with PD. IPA-II has acceptable psychometric characteristics for measuring perceived problems in participation. Additional steps to improve their metric properties and further studies in people with different kinds of health conditions need to be carried out.
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Europa medicophysica · Dec 2007
Review Meta AnalysisMeta-analysis of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A Cochrane systematic review.
The widespread application of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be preceded by demonstrable improvements in function attributable to the programs. ⋯ Rehabilitation relieves dyspnea and fatigue, improves emotional function and enhances patients' control over their condition. These improvements are moderately large and clinically significant. Rehabilitation forms an important component of the management of COPD.
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Europa medicophysica · Dec 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life, anxiety and depression in patients with congestive heart failure. A randomized controlled trial, short-term results.
One of the major treatment goals in congestive heart failure (CHF) is to preserve the functional level of the patient and to improve psychosocial factors. For these purposes, exercise training is recommended for the management of CHF. With this background, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on quality of life, depression and anxiety levels in a Turkish patient population with CHF. ⋯ Patients with CHF tolerated aerobic exercise programs well. This resulted with improvement in both physical and psychologic wellbeing, but not in quality of life in the short term.