Clinical determinants of the modified incremental step test in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Melike Mese Buran1,
Sema Savci2,
Aylin Tanriverdi3
et al.
Abstract:Objectives: This study primarily aimed to investigate the clinical determinants of the Modified Incremental Step Test (MIST) in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB). A secondary objective was to compare the cardiopulmonary responses after the MIST and Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT), two commonly adopted symptom-limited maximum field tests in chronic respiratory diseases. Methods: Forty-six patients with clinically stable bronchiectasis participated in this cross-sectional study. MIST and… Show more
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