Abstract
Currently, to our knowledge, there are no chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-specific formulas to predict the maximum workload of an incremental cycle ergometer test. The aim of the study was to investigate different prediction models including COPD-specific variables of maximum workload in 113 mild to very severe COPD patients. This study shows that simple measures like forced expiratory volume in 1 s, chair-stand test and modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea score may improve the accuracy of the predicted maximum workload in COPD patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 352-355 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Respirology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb-2015 |
Keywords
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- clinical respiratory medicine
- exercise
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
- STRENGTH