Abstracts tagged "Aerobic"

Abstract Number: 2822 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of the Enhance-Fitness® Physical Activity Program in People with Arthritis
Dina L. Jones¹, Jennifer L. Eicher¹, Hannah M. Ludwick² and Kayéromi D. Gomez³, ¹Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ²Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ³Office of Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Rockford, IL
Background/Purpose: EnhanceFitness® (EF) is an evidence-based, community-delivered intervention for older adults; however, its effectiveness in people with arthritis is unknown. The purpose of this pragmatic,…
Abstract Number: 2272 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Performance Contributes Only Marginally in Explaining Fatigue Variation in Persons with RA Moderately Affected By Their Disease
Ingrid Demmelmaier¹, Susanne Pettersson¹, Birgitta Nordgren¹, Alyssa B. Dufour^1,2 and Christina H. Opava¹, ¹Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ²Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a prominent problem in persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and often has a detrimental effect on quality of life. Besides variables directly…
Abstract Number: 2916 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Exercise on Body Composition, Cardiovascular Fitness, Muscle Strength, and Cognition in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Patient-Specific Exercise Programme
Maha Azeez¹, Ciara Clancy², Tom O'Dwyer³, Fiona Wilson³ and Gaye Cunnane⁴, ¹Rheumatology, St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Department of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients have lower levels of physical activity compared to their non-RA counterparts. Large proportions of patients with RA are overweight or…
Abstract Number: 1980 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Fox-Walk Test In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Birgitta Nordgren¹, Cecilia Fridén², Eva Jansson³, Ted Österlund⁴, Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten², Christina H. Opava¹ and Anette Rickenlund^4,5, ¹Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physical Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ²Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physical Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, SE 14183 Huddinge, Sweden, ³Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, ⁵Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Aerobic capacity tests are important to evaluate exercise programs and to encourage individuals to a physically active lifestyle. Maximum aerobic tests in a laboratory…
Abstract Number: 421 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced Cardiovascular Risk Factor Screening In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does This Have a Sustained Impact?
Mark J Ponsford¹, Jennifer K. Cooney², Bethany Anthony³, Fflur A. Huws⁴, Lauren Evans¹, Jeanette Thom⁵ and Yasmeen Ahmad¹, ¹Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Peter Maddison Research Centre, Llandudno, United Kingdom, ²School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ, UK., Bangor, United Kingdom, ³Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ, UK., Bangor, United Kingdom, ⁴Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ, UK., Bangor, United Kingdom, ⁵School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ, UK., Bangor, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) twice that of the general population. RA patients have reduced physical fitness, a…
Abstract Number: 1244 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Group Cycling in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Positive Effects On Aerobic Capacity and Blood Pressure
Lars Ångström¹, Kristina Hörnberg¹ and Solveig Wållberg Jonsson², ¹Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Umeå, Umeå Sweden, Dept of Rheumatology, Umeå, Sweden, ²Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Dept of Rheumatology, Umeå, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). Strong evidence shows that exercise reduces the CVD risk in the general population (2).…