
ECFS Exercise Working Group - Publications
Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis
Zoe L. Saynor , Mathieu Gruet, Melitta A. McNarry, Brenda Button, Lisa Morrison, Marlies Wagner, Abbey Sawyer, Helge Hebestreit, Thomas Radtke, Don S. Urquhart, on behalf of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Exercise Working Group
Journal: European Respiratory Review 2023 32: 230029
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Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not associated with maximal aerobic exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an international multicenter trial
Thomas Radtke, Susi Kriemler, Lothar Stein, Chantal Karila, Don S Urquhart, David M Orenstein, Larry C Lands, Christian Schindler, Ernst Eber, Sarah R Haile, Helge Hebestreit on behalf of the ACTIVATE-CF Study Working Group
Journal: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 22 (2023) 31–38
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‘Gold-standard’ field test is a nonsequitur
Don S. Urquhart, Helge Hebestreit, Zoe Saynor, Thomas Radtke, on behalf of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Exercise Working Group
Journal: Pulmonology 29 (2023) 173
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Provides Additional Prognostic Information in Cystic Fibrosis
Helge Hebestreit, Erik H. J. Hulzebos, Jane E. Schneiderman, Chantal Karila, Steven R. Boas, Susi Kriemler, Tiffany Dwyer, Margareta Sahlberg, Don S. Urquhart, Larry C. Lands, Felix Ratjen, Tim Takken, Liobou Varanistkaya, Viktoria Rüucker, Alexandra Hebestreit, Jakob Usemann, and Thomas Radtke
for the Prognostic Value of CPET in CF Study Group
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Apr 15;199(8):987-995. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1110OC. PMID: 30321487
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Statement on Exercise Testing in Cystic Fibrosis
Helge Hebestreit, Hubertus G.M. Arets, Paul Aurora, Steve Boas, Frank Cerny, Erik H.J. Hulzebos, Chantal Karila, Larry C. Lands, John D. Lowman, Anne Swisher, Don S. Urquhart
for the European Cystic Fibrosis Exercise Working Group
Respiration (DOI: 10.1159/000439057)
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On line supplement to Statement on Exercise Testing in Cystic Fibrosis
Helge Hebestreit, Hubertus G.M. Arets, Paul Aurora, Steve Boas, Frank Cerny, Erik H.J. Hulzebos, Chantal Karila, Larry C. Lands, John D. Lowman, Anne Swisher, Don S. Urquhart
for the European Cystic Fibrosis Exercise Working Group
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Physical Activity Assessment in Cystic Fibrosis: A Position Statement
Bradley et al, on behalf of the Exercise Working Group European CF Society.
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jul 25. pii: S1569-1993(15)00126-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.05.011.
List of supplementary material/tables available on ECFS website
SupplMaterial - Survey of CFCentres Mar2015
SupplTable 1 - Characteristics activity monitors which Assess PA in CF Mar2015
SupplTable 2 - Reliability data obtained with PA monitors Mar2015
SupplTable 3 - Convergent validity of data obtained with objective PA monitors Mar2015
SupplTable 4 - Discriminate validity of data obtained with PA monitors Mar2015
SupplTable 5 - Correlation between data obtained with PA monitors and other OM in CF Mar2015
SupplTable 6 - Responsiveness of data obtained by PA monitors Mar2015
SupplTable 7 - Characterisitics of PA questionnaires and diaries which Assess PA in CF Mar2015
SupplTable 8 - Subjective Measures - Reliability Mar2015
SupplTable 9 - Subjective Measures - Convergent Validity Mar2015
SupplTable 10 - Subjective Measures - Discriminate Validity Mar2015
SupplTable 11 - Subjective Measures - Correlation Mar2015
SupplTable 12 - Subjective Measures - Responsiveness Mar2015