Physical mobility is essential to health, and patients often rate it as a high-priority clinical
outcome. Digital mobility outcomes (DMOs), such as real-world gait speed or step count …

Equivalence testing may provide complementary information to more frequently used
statistical procedures because it determines whether physical behavior outcomes are …

Introduction Advances in wearable sensor technology now enable frequent, objective
monitoring of real-world walking. Walking-related digital mobility outcomes (DMOs), such as …

Background People with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases tend to have an
inactive lifestyle. Monitoring physical activity levels is important to provide insight on how …

Background and Objective Limited evidence on long-term effects of physical activity
programs in COPD is available. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of a three …

Background A few studies have implied that patients with bronchiectasis have a more
inactive lifestyle than healthy counterparts do. The main objective of this study was to …

Volitional assessment of quadriceps muscle endurance is clinically relevant in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, studies that determine the …

Objective The objective of the present study was to define the minimum number of
monitoring days required for the adequate cross-sectional assessment of sedentary …

Background Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit reduced
levels of physical activity, which are associated with poorer outcomes. The number of clinical …

Background Instrumental gait analysis in nephrology is widely neglected, although patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD) show brain changes due to cerebrovascular disease and …