Maximal Dynamic Inspiratory Pressure Evaluation in Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Reliability and Agreement Study

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to analyze the reliability (interrater and intrarater) and agreement (repeatability and reproducibility) properties of tapered flow resistive loading (TFRL) measures in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods For this cross-sectional study, particip...

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Published in:	Physical therapy Vol. 100; no. 12; pp. 2246 - 2253
Main Authors:	da Silva, Fabiola M F, Cipriano, Gerson, Lima, Alexandra C G B, Andrade, Joanlise M L, Nakano, Eduardo Y, Chiappa, Gaspar R, Cahalin, Lawrence P, Cipriano, Graziella F B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01-12-2020
Subjects:	Cardiovascular disease Care and treatment Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Test Female Health aspects Heart failure Heart Failure - physiopathology Humans Male Maximal Respiratory Pressures - instrumentation Maximal Respiratory Pressures - methods Middle Aged Muscle Strength - physiology Observer Variation Oxygen Consumption Rehabilitation Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Muscles - physiopathology Respiratory physiology Stroke Volume Ventricular Function, Left - physiology United States
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Summary:	Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to analyze the reliability (interrater and intrarater) and agreement (repeatability and reproducibility) properties of tapered flow resistive loading (TFRL) measures in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods For this cross-sectional study, participants were recruited from the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program at the University of Brasilia from July 2015 to July 2016. All patients participated in the study, and 10 were randomly chosen for intrarater and interrater reliability testing. The 124 participants with HF (75% men) were 57.6 (SD = 1.81) years old and had a mean left ventricular ejection fraction of 38.9% (SD = 15%) and a peak oxygen consumption of 13.05 (SD = 5.3) mL·kg·min−1. The main outcome measures were the maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) measured with a standard manovacuometer (SM) and the MIP and maximal dynamic inspiratory pressure (S-Index) obtained with TFRL. The S-Index reliability (interrater and intrarater) was examined by 2 evaluators, the S-Index repeatability was examined with 10 repetitions, and the reproducibility of the MIP and S-Index was measured with SM and TFRL, respectively. Results The reliability analysis revealed high S-Index interrater and intrarater reliability values (intraclass correlation coefficients [ICCs] of 0.89 [95% CI = 0.58–0.98] and 0.97 [95% CI = 0.89–0.99], respectively). Repeatability analyses revealed that 8 maneuvers were required to reach the maximum S-Index in 75.81% (95% CI = 68.27–83.34) of the population. The reproducibility of TFRL measures (S-Index = 68.8 [SD = 32.8] cm H2O; MIP = 66 [SD = 32.3] cm H2O) was slightly lower than that of the SM measurement (MIP = 70.1 [SD = 35.9] cm H2O). Conclusions The TFRL device provided a reliable intrarater and interrater S-Index measure in patients with HF and had acceptable repeatability, requiring 8 maneuvers to produce a stable S-Index measure. The reproducibilities of the S-Index, MIP obtained with SM, and MIP obtained with TRFL were similar. Impact TRFL is a feasible method to assess both MIP and the S-index as measures of inspiratory muscle strength in patients with HF and can be used for inspiratory muscle training, making the combined testing and training capabilities important in both clinical research and the management of patients with HF.
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ISSN:	0031-9023 1538-6724
DOI:	10.1093/ptj/pzaa165