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Development of a shuttle walking test of disability in patients with chronic airways obstruction.
Thorax · 1992 · Vol. 47(12) · pp. 1019–1024
Sally Singh✉(Glenfield Hospital)M. D. Morgan(Glenfield Hospital)Stacy N. Scott(Glenfield Hospital)D. Eric Walters(Glenfield Hospital)Adrianne E. Hardman(Glenfield Hospital)
Abstract
The shuttle walking test constitutes a standardised incremental field walking test that provokes a symptom limited maximal performance. It provides an objective measurement of disability and allows direct comparison of patients' performance.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationThermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicineTest (biology)Physical therapyMulti-stage fitness testPreferred walking speedSpace ShuttlePhysical medicine and rehabilitationHeart ratePhysical fitnessInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AgedDisability EvaluationExercise TestFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeart RateHumansLung Diseases, ObstructiveMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsWalking
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