Is confidence to perform an Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT), walk at home, and manage breathlessness influenced by performing an ISWT?

A. Stenson (Leicester, United Kingdom), P. Kanabar (Leicester, United Kingdom), L. Houchen-Wolloff (Leicester, United Kingdom), S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Hot topics in assessment and care for chronic lung diseases
Session: Hot topics in assessment and care for chronic lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 686
Disease area: Airway diseases

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