An evaluation of the short physical performance battery following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

An evaluation of the short physical performance battery following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Objective There is a need for simple tools to evaluate physical performance in patients with COPD before and after pulmonary rehabilitation. The aims of this study were to evaluate changes in short physical performance battery (SPPB)-scores in patients with COPD after a 4-week pulmonary reh...

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Main Authors: Petra Larsson, Christine Råheim Borge, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Anners Lerdal, Anne Edvardsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Exercise test
Pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive
Rehabilitation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3458-7

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