Title |
Criterion validation of two submaximal aerobic fitness tests, the self-monitoring Fox-walk test and the Åstrand cycle test in people with rheumatoid arthritis
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-305 |
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Authors |
Birgitta Nordgren, Cecilia Fridén, Eva Jansson, Ted Österlund, Wilhelmus Johannes Grooten, Christina H Opava, Anette Rickenlund |
Abstract |
Aerobic capacity tests are important to evaluate exercise programs and to encourage individuals to have a physically active lifestyle. Submaximal tests, if proven valid and reliable could be used for estimation of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). The purpose of the study was to examine the criterion-validity of the submaximal self-monitoring Fox-walk test and the submaximal Åstrand cycle test against a maximal cycle test in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A secondary aim was to study the influence of different formulas for age predicted maximal heart rate when estimating VO2max by the Åstrand test. |
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