Patients with asthma have reduced functional capacity and sedentary behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The modified shuttle test is a field test that avoids the ceiling effect, and there are no reports of a multidimensional assessment concerning physical activity in asthmatic patients. Thus, the aim was to evaluate functional capacity by MST, additionally to perform a multidimensional assessment as physical activity in daily life, muscle strength, and cytokine levels in children and adolescents with asthma, and to correlate these variables.

Method

This cross-sectional study included volunteers aged between 6 and 18 years who were divided into two groups: asthma group (n=43) that received regular treatment and control group (n=24). Functional capacity was evaluated by distance walked during the MST; physical activity in daily life was evaluated using an accelerometer

SUBMITTER: Reimberg MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature