Can walking capacity predict respiratory functions of people with Parkinson’s disease?
These results suggest that walking ability, particularly at self-selected and fast speeds, is a suitable screening parameter for pulmonary impairments in PwPD. Furthermore, the locomotor rehabilitation index indicates the ability to expire rapidly as a proportion of forced vital capacity in PwPD. Thus, the walking ability test can be an easily applicable and low-cost biomarker for assessing respiratory changes in PwPD.
Authors
- Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-946X)
- Elren Passos Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7757-6620)
- Lucas Meireles Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-2708)
- Marcelo Coertjens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-4820)
- Leonardo Alexandre Peyré‐Tartaruga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1742-5016)
- Alex Harley Crisp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4683-9576)
- Laura Maria Tomazi Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3115-2571)
- Luca Correale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0452-4015)
- A. Pimentel
- Francisco Davi Ângelo Lins de Oliveira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Pará (BR)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1531571
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.24