Manfredini, RobertoLamberti, NicolaManfredini, FabioStraudi, SofiaFabbian, FabioRodriguez Borrego, Maria AuroraBasaglia, NinoCarmona Torres, Juan ManuelLopez Soto, Pablo Jesus2023-01-252023-01-252018-09-15Manfredini R, Lamberti N, Manfredini F, Straudi S, Fabbian F, Rodriguez Borrego MA, et al. Differences in Outcomes Following a Pain-Free, Home-Based Exercise Program for Claudication. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Sep;28(9):1313-1321.http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12954Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common cardiovascular pathology that affects mobility. In previous research, supervised exercise, a recommended treatment for claudication, was less effective in women. This study retrospectively investigated whether functional outcomes exhibit sex differences following a pain-free, home-based exercise program for PAD patients. Materials and Methods: Patients with PAD and claudication enrolled to a structured home-based program from 2003 to 2016 were studied. The program was prescribed at the hospital and based on two daily 10-minute pain-free walking sessions at progressively increasing speed. Outcome measures, which were assessed at baseline and discharge, were pain threshold speed (PTS) and maximal (Smax) during a treadmill test and pain-free walking distance (PFWD) and total distance walked in 6 minutes (6MWD). The ankle-brachial index (ABI), program duration, and patient adherence were determined. Results: A total of 1007 patients (women; n = 264; 26%) were enrolled. At baseline, compared to men, women exhibited similar ABI values but lower PTS and PFWD values (p enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/exercise therapygenderperipheral artery diseaserehabilitationwomenAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexCohort StudiesExercise TherapyFemaleHumansIntermittent ClaudicationItalyMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePeripheral Arterial DiseasePhysical Functional PerformanceRetrospective StudiesSex CharacteristicsTreatment Outcomeresearch article30222507open accessÍndice tobillo braquialTerapia por ejercicioRendimiento físico funcionalEnfermedad arterial periféricaClaudicación intermitenteCooperación del paciente10.1089/jwh.2018.71131931-843XPMC6743088https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7113https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743088/pdf