Sá, Joceline Cássia Ferezini deOliveira, Edinavit Alves de2022-12-212022-12-212022-12-14OLIVEIRA, Edinavit Alves de. Correlação entre a distância percorrida no teste de caminhada de 6 minutos e a escala de percepção de esforço de Borg em portadores de hipertensão pulmonar. 2022. 43f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Fisioterapia), Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/50423Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive clinical condition that consists of a set of hemodynamic changes that cause vasoconstriction of the arteries, increasing pressure and generating vascular resistance, thus hindering the passage of blood. PH is divided into 5 diagnostic groups, namely: 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); Group 2 HP due to left heart disease; Group 3 HP due to pulmonary diseases and/or hypoxia; Group 4 PH associated with pulmonary artery obstructions; Group 5 HP with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms. Despite its multifactorial etiology, poor exercise tolerance is a common factor among the 5 groups. Among the submaximal tests, one frequently used is the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), which uses the Borg visual scale of perceived exertion as a marker of peripheral muscle fatigue and respiratory fatigue. Methodology: This is an analytical observational cross-sectional study, which aimed to correlate the distance covered in the 6-minute Walk Test with the values of the Borg visual scale of perceived exertion in patients with PH: They were correlated data on the distance covered with the markers from the Borg scale of perceived exertion for dyspnea and fatigue of 47 6MWT of patients, of both genders and any of the 5 PH groups, who were being followed up at the Pulmonology and Cardiology outpatient clinic of the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (HUOL). Results: There was a negative correlation between the distance covered in the 6MWT and the Borg visual scale of perception of dyspnea (p value: 0.0011 r Spearman -0.4605) and fatigue (p value: 0.0209 r Spearman -0.3362) in the third minute of the test and Borg of fatigue at rest (p value: 0.0024 r Spearman -0.4331). Conclusion: It is therefore concluded that the dyspnea and fatigue markers reported on the Borg scale influenced the distance covered.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Escala visual de percepção de esforço de BorgHipertensão pulmonarTeste de caminhada de 6 minutosBorg visual perceived exertion scalePulmonary hypertension6-minute walk testbachelorThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE