Psychophysical scaling with applications in physical work and the perception of exertion.

Borg, Gunnar

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1815

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“…Perceived fatigability was assessed by administering the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion which ranges from 6 to 20 (Borg 1990) immediately following performance of a slow paced 5-min walk (1.5 mph; 0.67 m/ s) on a treadmill at 0 % grade. This measure of fatigability is strongly associated with physical performance tests such as gait speed ) and has been identified as an early marker of functional decline in otherwise healthy older adults (Simonsick et al 2016).…”

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Basal body temperature as a biomarker of healthy aging

Simonsick

Meier

Shaffer

et al. 2016

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Scattered evidence indicates that a lower basal body temperature may be associated with prolonged health span, yet few studies have directly evaluated this relationship. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between early morning oral temperature (95.0-98.6°F) and usual gait speed, endurance walk performance, fatigability, and grip strength in 762 non-frail men (52 %) and women aged 65-89 years participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Since excessive adiposity (body mass index ≥35 kg/m 2 or waist-to-height ratio ≥0.62) may alter temperature set point, associations were also examined within adiposity strata. Overall, controlling for age, race, sex, height, exercise, and adiposity, lower temperature was associated with faster gait speed, less time to walk 400 m quickly, and lower perceived exertion following 5-min of walking at 0.67 m/s (all p ≤ 0.02). In the nonadipose (N = 662), these associations were more robust (all p ≤ 0.006). Direction of association was reversed in the adipose (N = 100), but none attained significance (all p > 0.22). Over 2.2 years, basal temperature was not associated with functional change in the overall population or non-adipose. Among the adipose, lower baseline temperature was associated with greater decline in endurance walking performance (p = 0.006). In longitudinal analyses predicting future functional performance, low temperature in the non-adipose was associated with faster gait speed (p = 0.021) and less time to walk 400 m quickly (p = 0.003), whereas in the adipose, lower temperature was associated with slower gait speed (p = 0.05) and more time to walk 400 m (p = 0.008). In older adults, lower basal body temperature appears to be associated with healthy aging in the absence of excessive adiposity.

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Section: Functional Performancementioning

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Basal body temperature as a biomarker of healthy aging

Simonsick

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Shaffer

et al. 2016

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“…11,13 The level of spasticityrelated discomfort was scored using the Borg scale. The Borg scale is a widely used scale for perceived exertion in exercise, 15,16 but is new in this field. In this study, a 12-point ratio scale was used with both numbers and verbal anchors, 16 varying from 'no discomfort at all' (0) to 'extremely much discomfort' (10).…”

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Perception of lower limb spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury

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Study design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To study the manifestation of spasticity in daily life of the patients with spinal cord injury, their perception of spasticity and spasticity-related discomfort. Setting: Rehabilitation center in the Netherlands. Methods: Twenty-six patients with motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI) and spasticity in the lower limbs completed a questionnaire. The following outcome measures were used: manifestation of spasticity, activities during which spasticity occurs, perceived degree of spasticity and resulting discomfort, measured with visual analog scale (VAS) and Borg scale, respectively. Results: In general, spasticity manifested as extensor spasms (84.6%), flexor spasms and/or clonus (both 69.2%), and less often as continuous tension (57.7%). The registered activities were categorized into five main groups: 'changing position' was the largest group (22.0%) with a median VAS of 6.8 (range: 2.5-9.5) and median Borg scale of 3.0 (range: 1.0-7.0). Other groups of activities were 'making a transfer' (20.7%), 'activities of daily living' (17.1%), 'being active' (17.1%) and 'stable body position' (12.2%). The overall correlation between VAS and Borg was moderate (Spearman's rho ¼ 0.53, P ¼ 0.005). Conclusions: Patients with complete SCI experienced several manifestations of spasticity, extensor spasms being the most common. Many daily life activities elicited different manifestations of spasticity. The experienced discomfort was only moderately related to the perceived degree of spasticity during an activity. Possibly, the discomfort is influenced by other factors than the perceived spasticity alone.

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“…The intensity of pain was recorded on a modified Borg ten-point numerical scale [4], where 1 corresponded to "no pain" and 11 to "maximal pain". The patient was asked: "How severe is the pain right now?…”

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Conservative treatment in patients sick-listed for acute low-back pain: a prospective randomised study with 12 months' follow-up

Seferlis

Németh

Carlsson

et al. 1998

European Spine Journal

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We evaluated three different conservative treatment methods for acute low-back pain patients in groups following a manual therapy programme, an intensive training programme, or a general practitioner programme, the latter serving as the control group. Patients aged 19-64 years on sick leave for low-back pain with or without sciatica were included in a prospective randomised study evaluating outcomes such as impairment, pain, functional disability, socio-economic disability and satisfaction with the treatment or explanations. Evaluation by unbiased observers was performed at 1, 3 and 12 months. The three treatment groups were comparable at baseline. With regard to satisfaction, the patients in the manual therapy programme and those in the intensive training programme were more satisfied with the treatment than those in the general practitioner programme at all follow-ups. With regard to the explanations of current low-back pain episodes, the patients in the manual therapy programme were more satisfied than those in the general practitioner programme at all follow-ups. The manual therapy programme group were also more satisfied with the explanations than those in the intensive training programme

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Psychophysical scaling with applications in physical work and the perception of exertion.

Cited by 1,395 publications

References 5 publications

Basal body temperature as a biomarker of healthy aging

Basal body temperature as a biomarker of healthy aging

Perception of lower limb spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury

Conservative treatment in patients sick-listed for acute low-back pain: a prospective randomised study with 12 months' follow-up

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