Heart rate variability, exercise capacity and levels of daily physical activity in children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate cystic fibrosis.

Pitiguara de Freitas CoelhoRoberta Ribeiro Batista BarbosaRodrigo Dos Santos LugaoFernanda Mayrink Gonçalves LiberatoPâmela Reis VidalRoberta de Cássia Nunes Cruz MelottiMárcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio

Published in: Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao (2021)

HRV correlates with lung function, exercise capacity and levels of daily physical activity in children and adolescents with CF. The study highlights the influence of CF on autonomic function and suggests HRV measurement as an easy tool to be used in clinical settings as an alternative marker to monitor CF individuals.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
physical activity
lung function
heart rate variability
heart rate
pseudomonas aeruginosa
body mass index
high intensity
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
depressive symptoms
body composition