Responsiveness and minimally important difference of the 6-minute stepper test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiration

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 367-373

  Pichon, Romain ^a   Couturaud, Francis ^c   Mialon, Philippe ^d   Ber Moy, Catherine Le ^a   Péran, Loïc ^a   Lochon, Chantal ^a   Nowak, Emmanuel ^e   Beaumont, Marc ^a,b  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Morlaix   (France)

^b Universite de Brest   (France)

^c Centre d'Investigation Clinique   (France)

^d European University of Occidental Brittany   (France)

^e BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Evaluation; Exercise capacity; Field test; Minimal important difference86 minute stepper test; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE STEPPER TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; WALKING; AGED; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY CARE; WALK TEST;

AGED; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; WALK TEST;

EID: 84969914912     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000446517     Document Type: Article

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