Cor Vasa 2023, 65(4):590-597 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2023.038

(24-hour physical behavior profile in heart failure patients with different physical fitness: a pilot study)

Jan Vindiš^a, Jana Pelclová^a, Marcela Škvařilová^{b, c}, Renáta Aiglová^c, Denisa Nohelová^a, Jakub Flašík^c, Patrik Keprt^c, Miloš Táborský^c

^a Institut aktivního životního stylu, Fakulta tělesné kultury Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Olomouc

^b Katedra rekreologie, Fakulta tělesné kultury Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Olomouc

^c I. interní klinika - kardiologická, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc

24-hour physical behavior profile may take part in an important preventive role in patients with cardiovascular disease, including heart failure. A higher risk of adverse cardiac events is also associated with a lower level of physical fitness. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the 24-hour physical behavior profile of patients with heart failure regarding their different levels of physical fitness. Physical behavior was assessed using three accelerometers placed on different parts of the body (wrist, hip, and thigh). The measurement concerned 20 patients (67.7±6.34 years) with NYHA class II and II-III heart failure for seven consecutive days. Physical fitness was assessed using the results of a short physical performance battery for physical fitness testing in the elderly. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the results, and the Hotteling's test was used to compare the components (intensity and postural) of physical behavior between groups of patients with different levels of physical fitness.

Keywords: Accelerometer, Heart failure, Older adult

Received: February 21, 2023; Revised: April 12, 2023; Accepted: April 21, 2023; Published: September 1, 2023  Show citation