Do simple and quick functional tests reflect a more comprehensive test or physical activity in daily life in healthy young subjects?

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Joice Mara de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Quirino, Jéssica Amanda de Oliveira, Correia, Natielly Soares, Santana, André Vinícius, Rugila, Diery Fernandes, Furlanetto, Karina Couto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/fpusp/article/view/201246
• topic: Motor Activity; Exercise; Sedentary Behavior; Actividad Motora; Ejercicio; Conducta Sedentaria; Atividade Motora; Exercício; Comportamento Sedentário

Considering the wide use of functional tests and that faster and simpler evaluations are preferable, the aim of this study was to verify the association between five protocols of simple functional tests (Timed-Up-and-Go [TUG], 4-Meter-Gait-Speed [4MGS] and Sit-To-Stand [STS] in 5-repetitions [STS5rep], 30-seconds [STS30sec] and 1-minute [STS1min] protocols) and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) as well as with physical activity in daily life (PADL) in healthy young subjects. In this cross-sectional study, PADL was quantified by a pedometer validated for step counting and the average of 7 consecutive days during the awake time was considered. Functional capacity was assessed with TUG, 4MGS, STS5rep, STS30sec and STS1min as well as with the 6MWT. 79 subjects without lung functional impairments were included (49% male, age 28 [23-36] years). Performance of simple functional tests correlated with the 6MWT (0.23< r <0.56; P<0.05 for all) and the TUG test presented the best association (R2= 0.34). However, simple functional tests did not correlate with the PADL (0.03< r <0.13; P>0.05 for all). The less time-consuming functional tests were weakly-moderately related to the 6MWT in healthy young subjects. The TUG presented the best association and explained up to 34% of the 6MWT; however, the latter cannot be replaced by none of these simple functional tests. Finally, functional capacity was not related with physical activity in daily life assessed by the pedometers in this population.