ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients: How Is the Appropriate Test Chosen?
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of 6-minute walk test and pulmonary function testing in patients with post COVID-19 condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Family practice · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Feasibility, acceptance and effects of pulsed magnetic field therapy in patients with post-COVID-19 fatigue syndrome : A randomized controlled pilot study.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2025Trial
- Effect of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity in post COVID-19 patients: a randomized controlled trail.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- One-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test Versus Six-Minute-Walk Test in Post-COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Associations between heart rate and physical activity in people with post-COVID-19 condition accounting for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Observational
- Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the 6-Minute Step Test and 1-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Physical Performance and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Mode on Lung Function, Exercise Tolerance, Vital Signs, and Dyspnea After Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status of Post-COVID-19 Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring Medium- and Long-Term Respiratory and Functional Sequelae in Young Adults Post-COVID-19.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on Functional Capacity and Pulmonary Outcomes in the Hail Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of cardiorespiratory parameters between 6-minute walk test and 1-minute sit to stand test in young adults with post-COVID-19: follow-up 3 months.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Cut-off values of one-minute sit-to-stand test for determining physical performance in mild-post-COVID-19 individuals.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024Article
- Relationship between exercise capacity and fatigue, dyspnea, and lung function in non-hospitalized patients with long COVID.Physiological reports · 2023Article
- Clinical Variables Related to Functional Capacity and Exertional Desaturation in Patients with COVID-19.Biomedicines · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is a wide range of sequelae affecting COVID-19 survivors, including impaired physical capacity. These sequelae can affect the quality of life and return to work of the active population. Therefore, one of the pillars of following-up is the evaluation of physical capacity, which can be assessed with field tests (such as the six-minute walk test, the one-minute standing test, the Chester step test, and the shuttle walking test) or laboratory tests (such as the cardiopulmonary exercise test). These tests can be performed in different contexts and have amply demonstrated their usefulness in the assessment of physical capacity both in post-COVID-19 patients and in other chronic respiratory, metabolic, cardiologic, or neurologic diseases. However, when traditional tests cannot be performed, physical function can be a good substitute, especially for assessing the effects of an intervention. For example, the Short Physical Performance Battery assessment and the Timed Up and Go assessment are widely accepted in older adults. Thus, the test should be chosen according to the characteristics of each subject.
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