Relationships between oxygen consumption, heart rate, perceived exertion, and walking speed during ecological walking tasks in stroke survivors and healthy controls: a secondary cross-sectional analysis

BACKGROUND: during real-life walking tasks remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: and HR, RPE, and WS during ecologically walking tasks in stroke survivors and healthy controls. METHOD: and each predictor (HR, RPE, and WS), adjusting for task and testing predictor-by-task interactions. CONCLUSION: HR may be a practical supportive indicator for monitoring exercise intensity after stroke, whereas WS should be interpreted according to the walking task performed. TRIAL REGISTRY NAME: Oxygen Consumption in Post-stroke Patients During Various Walking Activities Compared to Healthy Controls (STROXCO). REGISTRATION NUMBER ON CLINICALTRIALS.GOV: NCT05477238.