The impact of peripheral arterial disease on exercise tolerance and quality of life in the elderly and the role of cardiovascular physiotherapy: review article

The primary symptom of peripheral arterial its intermittent claudication; a condition that causes functional disabilities, compromising quality of life. This review aimed to survey the impacts of this disease on the elderly, investigating possible contributions that cardiovascular physiotherapy has...

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Published inJornal vascular brasileiro Vol. 20; p. e20200117
Main Authors Lourenço, Ana Leticia Gonçalves, da Silva, Josicléia Leôncio, Leite, Jéssica Costa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 28.04.2021
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Summary:The primary symptom of peripheral arterial its intermittent claudication; a condition that causes functional disabilities, compromising quality of life. This review aimed to survey the impacts of this disease on the elderly, investigating possible contributions that cardiovascular physiotherapy has to offer. Searches were run on the MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, Scopus, Science Direct, and PEDro databases, identifying 7,587 studies. Seven of these met the eligibility criteria and were grouped and analyzed according evidence level, recommendation grade, and methodological quality. It was observed that this disease is responsible for considerable impact on exercise tolerance and quality of life. Regarding the therapeutic approach to these outcomes, the studies reported that there were improvements in walking and quality of life, increased functional capacity, and reduced pain. With regard to the treatment modality, most research included aerobic exercises.
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Conflicts of interest:No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article.
Author information: ALGL and JLS - Physical therapists; Postgraduate students of Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva Adulto e Infantil, Centro Universitário UNIFACISA. JCL - Physical therapist; MSc in Fisioterapia; PhD candidate, Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN); Professor, Curso de Fisioterapia, Centro Universitário UNIFACISA.
Author contributions: Conception and design: ALGL, JCL Analysis and interpretation: ALGL, JLS, JCL Data collection: ALGL, JLS Writing the article: ALGL, JLS Critical revision of the article: ALGL, JCL Final approval of the article*: ALGL, JLS, JCL Statistical analysis: N/A. Overall responsibility: ALGL, JCL *All authors have read and approved of the final version of the article submitted to J Vasc Bras.
ISSN:1677-5449
1677-7301
DOI:10.1590/1677-5449.200117