Journal article
Which field walking test should be used to assess functional exercise capacity in lung cancer? An observational study
CL Granger, L Denehy, SM Parry, J Martin, T Dimitriadis, M Sorohan, L Irving
BMC Pulmonary Medicine | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: There is emerging evidence regarding the efficacy of exercise training to improve exercise capacity for individuals with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the gold standard measure of exercise capacity; however this laboratory test has limitations for use in research and clinical practice. Alternative field walking tests are the six-minute walk test (6MWT), incremental-shuttle walk test (ISWT) and endurance-shuttle walk test (ESWT); however there is limited information about their clinimetric properties in NSCLC. Aims: In NSCLC to determine the 1) criterion validity of the 6MWT, ISWT and ESWT against CPET; 2) construct validity of the ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grant funding from the Pat Cosh Trust, Victoria, Australia. Dr Granger is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Translating Research into Practice Fellowship, Australia. The authors would like to thank staff from the Physiotherapy and Respiratory Medicine Departments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for their assistance with data collection and data entry, including Alyssa Waanders and Sally Mathieson. The authors would like to thank the Melbourne EpiCentre for their statistical advice and the participants for their contribution to the study.