Reliability of the five-repetition sit-to-stand test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on domiciliary oxygen therapy.

CONCLUSION: The 5STSt is reliable in patients with severe and very severe COPD on domiciliary oxygen therapy, with learning effect of nearly 18% in the DOTG. Thus, performing two tests is recommended to achieve the patient´s best performance in this population.
PMID: 29856241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - June 1, 2018 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Cani KC, Silva IJCS, Karloh M, Gulart AA, Matte DL, Mayer AF Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research