Physical self-concept and its link to cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance among adolescents with mild congenital heart disease

Conclusions:
The results provided evidence for gender-specific evaluation of domains of physical self-concept among adolescents with mild CHD. The three-minute step test to measure cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance in adolescents with mild CHD may be an appropriate objective measure for use in future research. Continued efforts are needed in early intervention to promote cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance.

Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - May 6, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Chen, C.-W., Su, W.-J., Wang, J.-K., Yang, H.-L., Chiang, Y.-T., Moons, P. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research