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SUBMITTER: Levesque J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6349077 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lévesque Jonathan J Antoniadis Anestis A Li Pei Zhi PZ Herengt Frédéric F Brosson Christophe C Grosbois Jean-Marie JM Bernady Alain A Bender Anthony A Favre Murielle M Guerder Antoine A Surpas Pascale P Similowski Thomas T Aguilaniu Bernard B
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 20190122
<h4>Background</h4>The 3-minute chair rise test (3-minute CRT) and the Disability Related to COPD Tool (DIRECT) are two reproducible and valid short tests that can assess the benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in terms of functional capacity and dyspnea in everyday activities.<h4>Methods</h4>We determined the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the DIRECT questionnaire and 3-minute CRT using distribution methods and anchor encroaches with a panel of eight standard tests in a ...[more]