Systematic Review of the Association Between Laboratory- and Field-Based Exercise Tests and Lung Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Typical symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include breathlessness and reduced exercise capacity. Several laboratory- and field-based exercise tests are used to assess the exercise capacity of patients with COPD. It is unclear whether these exercise tests reflect the spirometric measures recommended for diagnosis of COPD. We therefore aimed to systematically assess the correlation between these exercise tests and common measures of lung function. Methods: A search of Embase™, MEDLINE^® and The Cochrane Library identified primary publications in English that reported data on the correlations (Pearson's r or Spearman's rho) between the outcomes of exercise tests and the physiological measures of interest: forced expiratory vol

SUBMITTER: Bell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556828 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature