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See Also A. B. C. D. E. II. Activities of Daily Living Activities of Daily Living Scale Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Activity in the Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Indications

A. Evaluation of Older Adult Functioning B. Evaluation of CHF Function !redicts mortality" II. Contraindications A. #usculos$eletal disorder interfering %ith am&ulation B. Am&ulatory aid use C. 'esting O(ygen Saturation )*+, D. Chest -ain %ithin !rior month E. #yocardial Infarction. -/CA. or CAB0 %ithin 1 months F. 'esting Heart 'ate )2+ or 344+ &eats !er minute II. Preparation A. Set5u! uno&structed hall%ay %ith $no%n distance 4. Ideal distance6 2+ feet 4++ feet round5tri!" 7. #ar$ floor %ith ta!e signifying start and end B. -lace chair at each end of hall%ay II. Instructions for patient A. 8al$ at your o%n !ace and sto! to rest if needed B. Cover as much distance as !ossi&le II. Questionaire for patient

A. 'ate your Shortness of Breath &efore and after test

B. Sym!toms after test 1. Chest -ain 7. Light headedness 3. Leg -ain 9. Other sym!toms Interpretation: General functioning in older adults

II.

A. Sym!toms in )72, of !artici!ants B. Study mean %al$ distance n:744;" 4. #en6 44<< feet 7. 8omen6 4+<* feet C. 'eferences 4. Enright 7++1" Chest 47161<;5*< II. Interpretation: Congestive Heart Failure evaluation A. Distance %al$ed6 )*<9 feet 1++ meters" 4. Hos!itali=ation rate in 4 year6 9+.*,

7. #ortality rate in 4 year6 4+.7, B. Distance %al$ed6 )477; feet 1;9 meters" 4. Hos!itali=ation rate in 4 year6 11.>, 7. #ortality rate in 4 year6 ;.*, C. Distance %al$ed6 )49;1 feet 99* meters" 4. Hos!itali=ation rate in 4 year6 7;.9, 7. #ortality rate in 4 year6 9.7, D. Distance %al$ed6 349;9 feet 92+ meters" 4. Hos!itali=ation rate in 4 year6 4*.*, 7. #ortality rate in 4 year6 1.+, E. 'eferences 4. Bittner 4**1" ?A#A 7;+64;+75;