15.03.2017Publication: Can we assess exercise capacity using the simple 1-minute sit-to-stand test?

A paper co-authored by EBPI researchers Sarah Crook, Anja Frei, Milo Puhan
and Thomas Radtke was recently published in the European Respiratory Journal examining the use of a simple exercise test in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The authors found that the 1-minute sit-to-stand test was a valid measure of exercise capacity, reliable, responsive to disease improvement and comparable to existing exercise tests, which are not feasible
in many practice settings.
The full article is available here.