Physical Activity Capacity Assessment of Patients With Chronic Disease and the 1-Minute Sit to Stand Test: Is There an Interest?

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the 1-minute Sit to Stand test (1MSTS) to determine physical activity capacities for patients with chronic disease.

METHODS

For this cross-sectional study, we studied fifty patients with chronic disease and no beta-blocker treatment. They systematically performed a cardiopulmonary exercise test to determine maximal oxygen uptake (V'Omax). We considered two groups of patients based on the results of the functional evaluation of exercise performance: (1) No limitation in exercise performance (V'Omax greater or equal to 80% of the theoretical reference) and (2) limited exercise performance (V'Omax <80% of the theoretical value). All patients also received an 1MSTS on the same day.

RESULTS

We found 22 (44.0%) patients with normal exercise capacity and 28 (56.0%) patients with limited exercise performance. In this sample, mean 1MSTS repetitions were 27.1 (7.1) and 25.2 (8.7), respectively. There were no significant differences between the two groups for repetition and Borg Scale end test. The correlation between V'Omax measured during the exercise test and 1MSTS repetitions displayed a positive slope [ = 0.401 (95% CI 0.114-625)].

CONCLUSION

This study demonstrated a moderate relationship between 1MSTS and V'Omax for patients with chronic disease. 1MSTS did not permit the precise determination of physical activity capacities in this sample.