Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the
management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American …

The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used test for the objective assessment of
functional exercise capacity for the management of patients with moderate-to-severe …

Since the last statements on pulmonary rehabilitation by the American Thoracic Society
(ATS; 1999) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS; 1997), there have been numerous …

Quantification of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease has increasing clinical interest. However, detailed comparison with healthy subjects …

The present study evaluated the validity of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in cancer
patients. 50 subjects (36 f, 14 m; 57.4±10.2 years; during (56%) or off (44%) cancer …

Background and Purpose Distinguishing between a clinically significant change and change
due to measurement error can be difficult. The purpose of this study was to determine test …

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

BACKGROUND: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a common outcome measurement in
cardiac rehabilitation. However, a search of the literature found no established guidelines for …

Conclusion This is the first extensive systematic literature review undertaken of the existing
evidence surrounding comprehensive physiotherapy management of the spontaneously …

Our aim was to comprehensively validate the 1-min sit-to-stand (STS) test in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and explore the physiological response to …