Journal article
Balance Measures Over 12 Months in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe balance for 12 mo in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
METHODS: Individuals with COPD completed the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BEST), and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale before pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), post-PR and at 3, 6, and 12 mo. If an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) occurred, balance measures were repeated after 7 d and 1 mo. …
Authors
Harrison SL; Araujo T; Goldstein R; Brooks D
Journal
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. e21–e24
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1097/hcr.0000000000000435
ISSN
1932-7501