PMID- 17530534
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070719
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 0277-0903 (Print)
IS  - 0277-0903 (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 4
DP  - 2007 May
TI  - Measuring physical activity in asthma patients: two-minute walk test, repeated 
      chair rise test, and self-reported energy expenditure.
PG  - 333-40
AB  - Although prudent exercise is recommended for most patients with well-controlled 
      asthma, many patients avoid exercise and physical activity because they are 
      concerned about triggering asthma. In a sample of 258 asthma patients (mean age 
      42 years, 75% women), the objectives of this study were to assess the two-minute 
      walk test and the repeated chair rise test and to compare results to 
      self-reported physical activity recorded with the Paffenbarger Physical Activity 
      and Exercise Index (PAEI). Patients walked a mean of 510 feet, required a mean of 
      14 seconds for the chair rise test, and reported a mean of 1,810 kilocalories per 
      week from activities, mostly walking. In multivariable analysis, male sex, 
      younger age, more education, lower body mass index, and better short-term asthma 
      control, but not long-term asthma severity, were associated with better 
      performance-based test results and more self-reported physical activity. Better 
      short-term control also was associated with less breathing and leg exertion 
      during both tests. Correlations between the PAEI and performance-based tests were 
      approximately 0.38. Performance-based and self-reported measures provide 
      information about various aspects of exercise capacity and can be used during 
      routine clinical practice to assess physical activity in asthma patients.
FAU - Mancuso, Carol A
AU  - Mancuso CA
AD  - Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New 
      York, USA. camancus@med.cornell.edu
FAU - Choi, Tiffany N
AU  - Choi TN
FAU - Westermann, Heidi
AU  - Westermann H
FAU - Briggs, William M
AU  - Briggs WM
FAU - Wenderoth, Suzanne
AU  - Wenderoth S
FAU - Charlson, Mary E
AU  - Charlson ME
LA  - eng
SI  - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00195117
GR  - N01 HC 25196/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PL  - England
TA  - J Asthma
JT  - The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of 
      Asthma
JID - 8106454
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Asthma/*physiopathology
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - *Exercise Test
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Respiratory Function Tests
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Walking
EDAT- 2007/05/29 09:00
MHDA- 2007/07/20 09:00
CRDT- 2007/05/29 09:00
PHST- 2007/05/29 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/07/20 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/05/29 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 779066559 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/02770900701344413 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Asthma. 2007 May;44(4):333-40. doi: 10.1080/02770900701344413.