Borg RPE and 6-minute-walk test Flashcards
(32 cards)
what does RPE stand for?
- rating of perceived exertion
what is the borg RPE?
- outcome measure used to gauge one’s exercise intensity
what does Borg RPE not rely on?
- doesn’t rely on physiological parameters
what is the Borg RPE used extensively by?
- used extensively by rehab professionals to aid in exercise prescription
what does the Borg RPE do? (2)
- monitors progress and mode of exercise
what diseases is Borg RPE used in? (3)
- cardiac
- respiratory
- neurological
what was the scale of the original Borg?
- scale of 6 to 20
what did the original borg scale highly correlate to?
- correlation to one’s heart rate and multiplying each number by 10 gives the training heart rate as at the time of scoring
what are participants asked to do for the original borg?
- asked to rate their exertion on the scale during activity
what did the original Borg scale take into consideration ?
- stress/ fatigue for their exertion feeling on a whole
what does the number chosen on the original borg scale connote?
- connotes the intensity of activity allowing the participant to speed up or slow down
what rating on the original borg scale reflects a moderate/ somewhat hard intensity?
- rating between 12 to 14
what is the scale of the modified borg dyspnoea scale?
- scale of 0 to 10
what are the three things that the modified borg dyspnoea scale assesses?
- degree of dyspnoea
- chest pain
- musculoskeletal pain
what does the modified borg dyspnoea scale focus on?
- focuses on symptom/ sensation related to the body area of interest
what is an example of the modified borg dyspnoea scale being used?
- used to quantify the level of dyspnoea following a six-minute walk test for COPD patients
what are the four factors that determine your RPE?
- how fast you’re breathing
- how fast you heart is beating
- how tired your muscles are
- how much your sweating
what type of test is the 6 minute walk test? (2)
- simple
- submaximal
what does the 6-minute walk test assess? (2)
- assesses a person’s exercise capacity and cardiovascular function
what does the 6 minute walk test measure?
- measures the distance a person can walk on flat, hard surface in 6 minutes
what is the pace of the 6 minute walk test?
- self paced with participants walking as far as possible
what is used as the outcome in the 6- minute walk test?
- the distance covered is used as the outcome measure
what are some examples of the conditions that the 6-minute walk test may be used for? (8)
- arthritis
- fibromyalgia
- geriatrics
- multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s
- SCI
- stroke
- muscle disorders
what are the four indications of the 6-minute walk test?
- baseline functional status
- response to treatment
- ambulatory oxygen assessment
- exercise tolerance before/ after intervention
