Criterion validity for three of these measures was established in NSCLC but not the reliability or responsiveness .
Background The measurement properties of instruments used to assess functional capacity , physical activity and muscle strength in participants with non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) have not been systematic ally review ed .
Method Objectives : To identify outcome measures used to assess these outcomes in participants with NSCLC ; and to evaluate , synthesis e and compare the measurement properties of the outcome measures identified .
Stair climbing test predicts cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the capability of the stair climbing test to predict cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection for lung cancer . DESIGN A prospect i ve cohort of c and i date s for lung resection .  Spirometric assessment and the stair climbing test  were performed the day before operation . Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify predictors of postoperative complications . SETTING Tertiary referral center . PATIENTS A consecutive series of 160 c and i date s for lung resection with lung carcinoma from January 2000 through March 2001 . RESULTS At univariate analysis , the patients with complications were significantly older ( p = 0.02 ) , had a significantly lower FEV(1 ) percentage ( p = 0.007 ) and predicted postoperative FEV(1 ) percentage ( p = 0.01 ) , had a greater incidence of a concomitant cardiac disease ( p = 0.02 ) , climbed a lower altitude at the stair climbing test ( p < 0.0001 ) , and had a lower calculated maximum oxygen consumption ( O(2)max ) [ p = 0.03 ] and predicted postoperative O(2)max ( p = 0.006 ) compared to the patients without complications . At multivariate analysis , the altitude reached at the stair climbing test remained the only significant independent predictor of complications . CONCLUSIONS The stair climbing test is a safe and economical exercise test , and it was the best predictor of cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection
Criterion validity for three of these measures was established in NSCLC but not the reliability or responsiveness .
Background The measurement properties of instruments used to assess functional capacity , physical activity and muscle strength in participants with non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) have not been systematic ally review ed .
Method Objectives : To identify outcome measures used to assess these outcomes in participants with NSCLC ; and to evaluate , synthesis e and compare the measurement properties of the outcome measures identified .