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- Title
Association between pre-stroke physical fitness and global and motor outcomes after ischemic stroke.
- Authors
Fornazzari, S.; Sousa, J. V. M.; Okuno, N. M.; Costa, Bruno Margueritte
- Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to verify the association between pre-stroke physical fitness and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) outcomes. Methods: Forty patients were evaluated within a window of 72 h was used for assessments. Stroke outcomes were analyzed by two scales: the modified Rankin Scale for the global outcome, and the Motor Assessment Score for the motor outcome. Thereafter, patients performed two physical fitness tests to evaluate pre-stroke function: the handgrip strength test and the 30-s arm curl test. Results: Arm curl performance and handgrip strength were associated with stroke global outcome (arm curl performance R2 = 0.353; p < 0.001; handgrip strength R2 = 0.275; p = 0.001) and motor outcome (arm curl performance R2 = 0.223; p = 0.002; handgrip strength R2 = 0.199; p = 0.004). Conclusion: Pre-stroke physical fitness is related to better global and motor stroke outcomes. Future studies could confirm if these associations between pre-stroke physical fitness and stroke outcomes can predict the long-term sequelae after an event.
- Subjects
ISCHEMIC stroke; PHYSICAL fitness; PHYSICAL fitness testing
- Publication
Sport Sciences for Health, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 2, p483
- ISSN
1824-7490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11332-023-01131-2