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Journal of Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 1
December 07-08, 2017 Rome, Italy
4th Euro-Global Physiotherapy Congress 2017
Euro Physiotherapy 2017
Olufunke Adewumi Ajiboye
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Olufunke Adewumi Ajiboye, J Phys Ther Sports Med 2017
Correlation between the functional walking
capacity and domains of health-related
quality of life in individuals with bi-
ventricular heart failure
Background: Individuals with heart failure present with
progressive reduction in their functional capacity, their
activity of daily living, thus result in poor quality of life.
Objective: The objective of this study was to correlate
the functional walking capacity of individuals with bi-
ventricular heart failure (BVF) as measured by Six
Minute Walk Test (6MWT) with the disease specific
health related quality of life domains using Kansas City
Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ).
Methods: 66 subjects (female=37, 56%) with Chronic
BVF in Class II and III of New York Heart Association
with mean age 54.0±1.6 years recruited from a
Nigerian Tertiary Hospital participated in the study.
The Functional Walking Capacity of this patient was
estimated using 6MWT to determine the 6MWD while
the health-related quality of life was assessed using
KCCQ. Data was analyzed using SPSS [IBM] version
21 and the significant level was set at p<0.05.
Results: There was significant negative correlation
between the 6MWD and six domains of QoL but only 2,
Fatigue and dyspnoea were statistically significant. (r=-
0.430, p=0.002 and r=-0.285, p=0.045) respectively.
Positive correlation was also observed between 6MWD
and overall QoL, knowledge and perception domains
though the correlation was not significant.
Conclusion: This study showed that functional walking
capacity is negatively correlated with some of the
symptoms being experienced by individuals with Bi-
ventricular heart failure.
Biography
Olufunke Adewumi Ajiboye is the Director/Head, Physiotherapy in Lagos University
Teaching Hospital, Lagos Nigeria. She is a Clinician/Researcher and teacher per
excellence. She has published more than 17 papers in peer reviewed Journals of
International Standard and has presented her research outcomes in more than
15 conferences both at national and international level. Her PhD thesis won the
best award from the College of Medicine/Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos
during 2013/2014 convocation. Part of her research outcome won the best Poster
Presentation Award from Africa Region in Singapore at World Confederation for
Physical Therapy Congress in May 2015. Many of her research outcomes had
won awards at national and international level. She has won FellowshipAward from
Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy in 2014 and Award of Excellence from Nigeria
Society of Physiotherapy in 2015. She was recently elected as a Council Member
and the Vice President I of the Council of National Postgraduate Physiotherapy
College of Nigeria. She is a Fellow and Member of Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
Reform Committee. Her area of specialty is Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy.