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- Title
Cardiovascular Changes among Users of Facemask and Personal Protective Devices in Six-Minute Walk Test.
- Authors
Masilamani, Padmavathy Kathamuthu; Muhammad, Noorzaid; Sankaran, Rohith Sharan; Abdullah, Siti Nur Rasinah
- Abstract
Introduction: Acute physical exertion is known to change physiological parameters such as heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and oxygen saturation (SpO2) to accommodate the increased workload demand. With Increased habitual use of different types of personal respiratory protection, the above said cardiovascular parameters may differ in the expected variation from the physiological levels. This study was conducted to examine the variations of cardiovascular physiological parameters when a standardised physical exertion of 6-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT) was performed. Methods: 99 healthy young adults aged between 18 years to 24 years participated in this study. The mean BMI of the participants was 22.79±4.71 kg/m2. The participants were randomly separated into three groups as control, with facemask, and with full body PPE. The HR, BP, and SpO2 were measured before and after the 6-MWT. The data was analysed for variation using ANOVA. Results: The mean changes of HR per minute were 15.15±13.89, 20.30±13.77 and 21.96±17.15; Systolic BP in mmHg were 10.15±9.25, 12.67±14.71 and 13.30±11.55; Diastolic BP in mmHg were 7.21±10.56, 7.12±10.72 and 5.09±12.06; SpO2 in % were 0.39±1.25, 0.33±1.24 and 0.21±0.89 among control, facemask, and PPE groups respectively. But the differences between groups were not statistically significant. Conclusion: This study found that the use of different kinds of respiratory protection had no significant effect in the change of cardiovascular physiologic parameters.
- Subjects
SAFETY appliances; BLOOD pressure; HEART beat; YOUNG adults; OXYGEN saturation; AMBULATORY blood pressure monitoring
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2023, Vol 19, p92
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Abstract