{"title":"Does choice of exercise test matter in predicting outcomes?","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.rmedu.2008.06.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Exercise tests are widely used to assess response to therapeutic interventions in patients with COPD. The choice of test depends on (1) the outcome(s) of interest, which may include changes in maximum, submaximum or functional exercise capacity and/or the mechanisms underpinning any changes; (2) the intervention being assessed; (3) the patient's characteristics and (4) the resources available. These factors will be discussed in relation to cycling and walking tests, as these are the tests most commonly used in clinical practice and research.</p><p>Reproduced with permission from Sage Publications Ltd.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101083,"journal":{"name":"Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update","volume":"4 3","pages":"Page 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2008-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.rmedu.2008.06.010","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1745045408000592","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exercise tests are widely used to assess response to therapeutic interventions in patients with COPD. The choice of test depends on (1) the outcome(s) of interest, which may include changes in maximum, submaximum or functional exercise capacity and/or the mechanisms underpinning any changes; (2) the intervention being assessed; (3) the patient's characteristics and (4) the resources available. These factors will be discussed in relation to cycling and walking tests, as these are the tests most commonly used in clinical practice and research.
Reproduced with permission from Sage Publications Ltd.