Field walking tests are commonly employed to evaluate exercise capacity, assess prognosis
and evaluate treatment response in chronic respiratory diseases. In recent years, there has …

This systematic review examined the measurement properties of the 6-min walk test
(6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) in …

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

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 …

A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the functional evaluation of lung cancer
patients has been facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European …

Objective: To perform a qualitative systematic overviewof the measurement properties of the
most commonly utilized walk testsin the cardiorespiratory domain: the 2-min walk test …

A joint initiative by the British Thoracic Society and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in
Great Britain and Ireland was undertaken to update the 2001 guidelines for the selection …

Compared with maximal exercise testing, submaximal exercise testing appears to have
greater applicability to physical therapists in their role as clinical exercise specialists. This …

Key points An exercise test should be performed: if there is impaired exercise tolerance; to
find out which system is limiting exercise; to establish which organ systems have an …

The aim of this article was to provide practical recommendations to healthcare professionals
interested in offering a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic …