title: The relationship between exercise tolerance and quality of life in angina pectoris.
abstract: The relationship between exercise tolerance assessed by a conventional exercise stress test using a standard Bruce protocol and quality of life (QoL) was studied in 50 patients with stable angina pectoris (AP). Before the exercise test, patients completed three self-administered QoL questionnaires, the Psychological General Well-Being Index, an Angina-Specific QoL Questionnaire, and Jenkins' Sleep Dysfunction Scale. Total exercise time (r = -0.40) and time until onset of pain (r = -0.44) were significantly correlated with perceived physical limitations. Somatic symptoms were related to total time (r = -0.38). Apart from a significant correlation between depressed mood and total exercise time (r = 0.36), there was no corresponding correlation with well-being and sleep disturbance. These results suggest that exercise stress tests do not reflect quality of life in patients with AP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ostra Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wiklund
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Comerford
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dimenäs
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists