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 as a predictor of cardiopulmonary complications after pulmonary lobectomy in the elderly.
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to assess the role of a symptom-limited stair climbing test in predicting postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in elderly c and i date s for lung resection . METHODS A consecutive series of 109 patients more than 70 years of age who underwent pulmonary lobectomy for lung carcinoma from January 2000 through May 2003 formed the prospect i ve data base of this study . All patients in the analysis performed a preoperative symptom-limited stair climbing test . Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify predictors of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications . RESULTS At univariate analysis , the patients with complications had a lower forced expiratory capacity percentage of predicted ( p = 0.048 ) , predicted postoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 second percentage of predicted ( p = 0.049 ) , climbed a lower height at preoperative stair climbing test ( p = 0.0004 ) , and presented a greater proportion of cardiac comorbiditiy with respect to the patients without complications ( p = 0.02 ) . After logistic regression analysis , significant predictors of postoperative complications result ed in the presence of a concomitant cardiac disease ( p = 0.04 ) and a low height climbed preoperatively ( p = 0.0015 ) . CONCLUSIONS A symptom-limited stair climbing test was a safe and simple instrument capable of predicting cardiopulmonary complications in the elderly 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 .