A basic tool to determine exercise capacity in COPD: 4-meter gait speed

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KARCIOĞLU O., SARINÇ ULAŞLI S., DEMİR A. U.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.70, no.1, pp.54-62, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.20229907
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.54-62
  • Keywords: Exercise, dyspnea, walking, intolerance, OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, PREDICTOR, MORTALITY, DYSPNEA
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Determination of exercise capacity is crucial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management since it is an indicator of life quality and mortality. Various previously defined tests, including the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPU), the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), and the incremental shuttle walk test, are used to determine COPD patients' exercise capacity. However, they all have some disadvantages, such as time, personnel, and equipment requirements, limiting their daily practice use. Here, it was aimed to investigate the role of 4-meter gait speed (4mGS) in evaluating exercise capacity in COPD.