Correlation of patient-reported symptom outcomes and treadmill test outcomes after treatment for aortoiliac claudication.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the relationship between objective treadmill test outcomes and subjective symptom outcomes among patients with claudication treated with stent revascularization (ST) compared with supervised exercise (SE).

Materials and methods

Five scales of the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire and Walking Impairment Questionnaire were correlated with peak walking time and treadmill claudication onset time.

Results

The correlation between change in disease-specific quality of life (QOL) and change in peak walking time differed according to treatment group, with statistically significant correlations for all five scales for the ST group and weaker trends for the SE group, only one of which was statistically significant. In contrast, improvements in disease-specific Q

SUBMITTER: Murphy TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4724411 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature