title: Standardization of a device to measure unsupported arm exercise endurance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare respiratory responses with moderate and slow rates of unsupported arm exercise (UAE) with a newly developed electromechanical device. Twenty-one patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were studied. Exercise endurance limits, metabolic, ventilatory and sensation outcomes were determined at rest prior to exercise and at end-exercise endurance limits. Increases from baseline rest for both exercise rates were observed in: oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide production, inspiratory flow, minute ventilation, respiratory rate, dyspnea, respiratory effort, and arm fatigue. Endurance limits were similar for both rates of UAE. These data provide standards against which UAE in COPD can be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Breslin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010807:Physical Endurance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results