Journal article
Properties of Self-Paced Walking in Chronic Respiratory Disease A Patient Goal-Oriented Assessment
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic respiratory diseases often have the simple goal of wanting to walk for longer. We evaluated the properties of a patient goal-oriented, symptom-limited, self-paced walk (SPW).
METHODS: Patients with symptomatic chronic respiratory disease, referred for a 6-week course of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), were screened for eligibility. Baseline assessments included two SPWs with both time and speed measured, two …
Authors
Evans RA; Hill K; Dolmage TE; Blouin M; O'Hoski S; Brooks D; Goldstein RS
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 140, No. 3, pp. 737–743
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2011
DOI
10.1378/chest.10-3104
ISSN
0012-3692