Test-retest reliability and validity of the timed up and go test and 30  second sit to stand test in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Timed up and go (TUG) and sit to stand (STS) tests that required less space and easier to be performed in respiratory and cardiac diseases for assessing functionality. Aim was to test the reliability of TUG and 30-second STS (30STS) tests and determine the validity of TUG and 30STS tests in patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - January 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Buse Ozcan Kahraman, Ismail Ozsoy, Bahri Akdeniz, Ebru Ozpelit, Can Sevinc, Serap Acar, Sema Savci Source Type: research