Peak oxygen uptake and metabolic equivalents explained by six-minute walk test: A prospective observational study in predicting heart failure patient readmission

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Functional capacity contributes to reducing cardiovascular events and re-hospitalization of patients with heart failure.

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Conducting a 6-min walk test before patient discharge can help identify a patients' risk for readmission.

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VO2max and METs can be utilized to create a comprehensive treatment flow for heart failure patients to prevent readmission.

Describing community-based rehabilitation services in Indonesia by using The International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation 2.0

OBJECTIVE

Describing rehabilitation services in a standardized way is a challenge. The International Classification of Service Organizations in Rehabil-itation (ICSO-R) 2.0 was published for this purpose. The ICSO-R was criticized for being tested mainly in high-income countries, and because the testing in lower-income countries did not include community-based rehabilitation services. Therefore, this study was performed to describe community-based rehabilitation services by using ICSO-R 2.0.

METHODS

The ICSO-R 2.0 was used to describe 8 community-based rehabilitation services located in 3 cities in 3 different provinces in Indonesia: 6 community-based rehabilitation services in Bandung, West Java; 1 in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra; and 1 in Gowa, South Sulawesi.

RESULTS

All the community-based rehabilitation services were owned by the government, as a public body, and in the context of the community. The 6 community-based rehabilitation services in Bandung, West Java, are under the government city of Bandung, while the other 2, from Tanah Datar and Gowa, are integrated within primary healthcare centres. Social welfare supports all 6 community-based rehabilitation services in Bandung. The other 2 community-based rehabilitation services are supported by their respective primary healthcare centres.

CONCLUSION

The ICSO-R 2.0 is a feasible tool to describe rehabilitation services, including community-based rehabilitation.