[HTML][HTML] Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?

…, FVC Machado, S Houben-Wilke, C Burtin… - ERJ open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Many patients with COVID-19 did not require hospitalisation, nor underwent
COVID-19 testing. There is anecdotal evidence that patients with “mild” COVID-19 may …

Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery

C Burtin, B Clerckx, C Robbeets… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To investigate whether a daily exercise session, using a bedside cycle ergometer,
is a safe and effective intervention in preventing or attenuating the decrease in functional …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of six activity monitors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparison with indirect calorimetry

…, Y Raste, Z Louvaris, S Giavedoni, C Burtin… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Reduced physical activity is an important feature of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD). Various activity monitors are available but their validity is poorly established. The …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review

…, S Giavedoni, Y Raste, C Burtin… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic diseases
is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available activity …

Validity of physical activity monitors during daily life in patients with COPD

…, S Giavedoni, C Burtin… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Symptoms during physical activity and physical inactivity are hallmarks of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the validity and usability of six activity …

[HTML][HTML] The minimal important difference in physical activity in patients with COPD

H Demeyer, C Burtin, M Hornikx, CA Camillo… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Changes in physical activity (PA) are difficult to interpret because no framework
of minimal important difference (MID) exists. We aimed to determine the minimal important …

[HTML][HTML] Construct validity of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale in adult subjects with COVID-19

…, GJAM Boon, S Barco, C Burtin… - Health and quality of life …, 2021 - Springer
Background An increasing number of subjects are recovering from COVID-19, raising the
need for tools to adequately assess the course of the disease and its impact on functional …

[HTML][HTML] Standardizing the analysis of physical activity in patients with COPD following a pulmonary rehabilitation program

H Demeyer, C Burtin, H Van Remoortel, M Hornikx… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND There is a wide variability in measurement methodology of physical activity.
This study investigated the effect of different analysis techniques on the statistical power of …

Daily physical activity in subjects with newly diagnosed COPD

…, M Hornikx, H Demeyer, D Langer, C Burtin… - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale Information about daily physical activity levels (PAL) in subjects with undiagnosed
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is scarce. This study aims to assess PA and …

Exercise training undertaken by people within 12 months of lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer

V Cavalheri, C Burtin, VR Formico… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Decreased exercise capacity and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) are
common in people following lung resection for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Exercise …