TY - JOUR
T1 - Face Pain Scale and Borg Scale compared to physiological parameters during cardiopulmonary exercise testing
AU - Morishita, Shinichiro
AU - Tsubaki, Atsuhiro
AU - Hotta, Kazuki
AU - Inoue, Tatsuro
AU - Qin, Weixiang
AU - Kojima, Sho
AU - Fu, Jack B.
AU - Onishi, Hideaki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between the Face Pain and Borg Scales for rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in healthy adults, and their relationships with work rate (watts), heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (VO2), and minute ventilation (VE). METHODS: In this prospective observational study, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, 77 healthy adults were randomly assigned to either the group using the Face Pain Scale (19 men, 18 women) or using the Borg Scale (21 men, 19 women) for the RPEduring CPET. In Experiment 2, 40 healthy adults (20 men, 20 women) used both the Face Pain and Borg Scales for the RPEduring CPET. In both experiments, CPET was performed on ramp protocols with incremental increases in the work rate by 20 watts/minute. Their responses in terms of watts, HR, VO2, VE, and RPE(assessed using the Face Pain Scale or Borg Scale) were recorded each minute. RESULTS: There were significant relationships between the two scales and all physiological variables during CPET in 74 out of the 77 participants in Experiment 1 and in all subjects in Experiment 2 (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient of the Face Pain Scale with respect to the physiological parameters was slightly lower than that of Borg Scale in both experiments (P<0.05). The Face Pain Scale had a significant correlation with the Borg Scale during CPET in Experiment 2 (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The Face Pain Scale may be useful for determining the intensity of exercise in healthy adults, similar to the Borg Scale.
AB - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between the Face Pain and Borg Scales for rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in healthy adults, and their relationships with work rate (watts), heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (VO2), and minute ventilation (VE). METHODS: In this prospective observational study, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, 77 healthy adults were randomly assigned to either the group using the Face Pain Scale (19 men, 18 women) or using the Borg Scale (21 men, 19 women) for the RPEduring CPET. In Experiment 2, 40 healthy adults (20 men, 20 women) used both the Face Pain and Borg Scales for the RPEduring CPET. In both experiments, CPET was performed on ramp protocols with incremental increases in the work rate by 20 watts/minute. Their responses in terms of watts, HR, VO2, VE, and RPE(assessed using the Face Pain Scale or Borg Scale) were recorded each minute. RESULTS: There were significant relationships between the two scales and all physiological variables during CPET in 74 out of the 77 participants in Experiment 1 and in all subjects in Experiment 2 (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient of the Face Pain Scale with respect to the physiological parameters was slightly lower than that of Borg Scale in both experiments (P<0.05). The Face Pain Scale had a significant correlation with the Borg Scale during CPET in Experiment 2 (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The Face Pain Scale may be useful for determining the intensity of exercise in healthy adults, similar to the Borg Scale.
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U2 - 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11815-2
DO - 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11815-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 33269889
AN - SCOPUS:85121159034
SN - 0022-4707
VL - 61
SP - 1464
EP - 1468
JO - Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
JF - Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
IS - 11
ER -