Standardized Peak Exercise Perception Score

• DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0b013e3181c85a26
• Publication Date: 2013-09-17T07:40:38Z
• Authors: Kiril Terziyski; Blagoi Marinov; Vladimir Hodgev; Maria Tokmakova; S. Kostianev
• Keywords: Metabolic equivalent

In Brief PURPOSE Standardized peak exercise perception score (SPEPS) is an index representing patient effort defined as SPEPS = Borg/METs, where Borg the CR-10 at maximal intensity and METs metabolic equivalents. The purpose of study was to assess validity in different groups examine its applicability for evaluation training outcomes. METHODS Patients (n 17) with chronic heart failure (CHF, New York Heart Association [NYHA] II III functional class; ejection fraction= 31 ± 14%), 16 patients obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, forced expiratory volume 1 second — FEV1%= 51 age- body mass index–matched controls formed primary group. An additional 22 ambulatory stable CHF (NYHA II-III) were randomized nontraining test effect 8 weeks' on SPEPS. RESULTS showed reduced capacity (V̇O2, mL·kg-1. min-1) 18.8 3.8 (CHF) vs 21.1 5.1 (COPD) 29.9 5.2 (control), corresponding values: 1.15 0.36 0.82 0.26 0.55 0.22 (control); P < .001. reduction largest compared other tested parameters after correlated strongly change Minnesota Living Failure Questionnaire (ρ= 0.75, .001). CONCLUSION a reliable new discriminating perceived exertion end patients, presenting both construct concurrent validity. It potent parameter outcomes programs. We assessed standardized examined exertion.