Validity and reliability of the siconolfi step test for assessment of physical fitness in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1007-1011

  Marcora, Samuele M ^a,b   Casanova, Francesco ^a   Fortes, Matthew B ^a   Maddison, Peter J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fatigue; Maximal oxygen consumption; Physical function; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SICONOLFI STEP TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547765816     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22886     Document Type: Article

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