Heart rate response and clinical determinants of Glittre activities of daily living test performance in pediatrics with cystic fibrosis

Heart rate response and clinical determinants of Glittre activities of daily living test performance in pediatrics with cystic fibrosis. Download PDF Abstract The Pediatric Glittre Activities of Daily Living Test (TGlittre-P) is a field test designed to assess the functional performance of activities of daily living (ADL) in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The effects of TGlittre-P on heart rate response and the clinical determinants of test performance in this population remain insufficiently understood.

To compare the heart rate response elicited by the TGlittre-P and the six-minute walk test (6MWT), and to identify pulmonary and extrapulmonary factors associated with TGlittre-P performance in pediatric patients with CF. Fifty-four pediatric patients with CF (mean age = 14.46 ± 2.16 years, 31 females and 23 males) were included in this cross-sectional study. ADL performance was assessed using the TGlittre-P, and functional capacity was assessed using the 6MWT.

Pulmonary function, including forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) and forced vital capacity (FVC), maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure (MIP and MEP, respectively), handgrip strength (HGS %) and quadriceps muscle strength (QMS %) were measured. A multiple linear regression analysis model was used to determine independent predictors of TGlittre-P performance. The mean TGlittre-P duration was 2.00 ± 0.53 min.

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