Does the 6-minute walk test in hospitalized COPD patients exclusively correlate with lung function parameters or should psychological factors also be taken into account?
The 6-minute walk test is generally considered a standard test for the evaluation of short-term maximal physical performance. It has not been evaluated whether psychological factors, such as anxiety or depression, affect the performance or the results of the test. The main aim of this study was to i...
Main Authors: | Michèle Borgmann, Martina Ivanda, Yalda Hadizamani, Markus Mohaupt, Robert Bals, Rudolf Lucas, Jürg Hamacher, Volker Köllner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232587 |
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