A supervised versus home-based program effects on liver transplanted familial a...

• Author(s): Tomás, Mª Teresa ; Monteiro, Estela ; Gil, João ; Bruno, Paula Marta ; Barroso, Eduardo ; Sardinha, Luís ; Santa-Clara, Helena
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/271
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Transplante de órgãos; Fígado; Fadiga; Capacidade de andar; Fisioterapia; Reabilitação
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a six months exercise training program on walking capacity, fatigue and health related quality of life (HRQL). Relevance: Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy disease (FAP) is an autossomic neurodegenerative disease, related with systemic deposition of amyloidal fibre mainly on peripheral nervous system and mainly produced in the liver. FAP often results in severe functional limitations. Liver transplantation is used as the only therapy so far, that stop the progression of some aspects of this disease. Transplantation requires aggressive medication which impairs muscle metabolism and associated to surgery process and previous possible functional impairments, could lead to serious deconditioning. Reports of fatigue are common feature in transplanted patients. The effect of supervised or home-based exercise training programs in FAP patients after a liver transplant (FAPTX) is currently unknown.