A comparison of muscle strength and endurance, exercise capacity, fatigue perception and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study

Calik-Kutukcu, EBRU; Savci, Sema; SAĞLAM, MELDA; Vardar-Yagli, NACİYE; Inal-Ince, DENİZ; Arikan, HÜLYA; Aribas, Zeynep; Ozer, Ozge; Bosnak-Guclu, Meral; ÇÖPLÜ, LÜTFİ

doi:10.1186/1471-2466-14-6

A comparison of muscle strength and endurance, exercise capacity, fatigue perception and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study

Calik-Kutukcu E., Savci S., SAĞLAM M., Vardar-Yagli N., Inal-Ince D., Arikan H., ...Daha Fazla

BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE, cilt.14, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 14
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-6
Dergi Adı: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has significant systemic effects that substantially impact quality of life and survival. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare peripheral muscle strength and endurance, exercise capacity, fatigue perception and quality of life between patients with COPD and healthy subjects.