Background Stroke is among the three leading causes of disability around the world, and it results in immediate difficulty in mobility and gait. There is a lack of instruments to evaluate what daily life is like for these individuals using their lower limbs in real-life environments (outside of the clinical environment). Objective To perform the translation and cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Lower-Extremity Motor Activity Log (LE-MAL) and test its measurement properties in chronic poststroke individuals. Methods The LE-MAL was translated into Brazilian Portuguese and adapted to the Brazilian culture. The comprehension and relevance of the final version were analyzed by a committee of specialists. The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the LE-MAL/Brazil to detect changes after lower extremity constraint-induced movement therapy (LE-CIMT) and an intensive conventional therapy were tested. Results The LE-MAL/Brazil showed excellent inter- and intrarater reliability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient and Cronbach alpha > 0.70, as well as standard error of measurement and smallest detectable change < 10% of the total instrument score when applied by the same evaluators. Conclusion The responsiveness of the LE-MAL/Brazil to detect changes showed better results after LE-CIMT than after the intensive conventional therapy, with most of the correlations > 0.50.
Introdução. A Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne (DMD) é uma doença progressiva, caracterizada pela degeneração progressiva das fibras musculares necessitando de maior demanda energética durante as atividades funcionais. Desta forma, é imprescindível a avaliação clínica do gasto energético em diferentes atividades e ambientes. Objetivos. Analisar o gasto energético de crianças com DMD durante a marcha nos ambientes aquático e terrestre. Método. Participaram deste estudo 8 meninos com DMD (10,4±0,5 anos), deambuladores, colaborativo para a realização dos testes, não estavam inseridos em programas de reabilitação e não apresentaram doenças associadas. Foi realizado o Teste de caminhada de 6 minutos e calculamos o índice de gasto energético (IGE) através da fórmula: FC final - FC inicial dividida pela velocidade (metros/segundo), sendo expresso em batimentos/ minuto nos meios aquático e terrestre. Resultados. Observamos que no ambiente aquático os pacientes com DMD percorreram um distância menor, comparado ao solo (p=0,012). Quanto ao Índice de Gasto Energético (IGE), os pacientes com DMD obtiveram uma média no solo de 0,43±0,15 e na água de 3,69±0,44 (p=0,012). Conclusões. Os pacientes percorreram uma distância menor e com um gasto energético maior no ambiente aquático, quando comparado com o terrestre.
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