Table S3.
The Cochrane Library search strings, search conducted January 22, 2013
| Search | Search string | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MeSH descriptor: [Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive] explode all trees | 1,845 |
| 2 | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4,929 |
| 3 | MeSH descriptor: [Lung Diseases, Obstructive] explode all trees | 12,759 |
| 4 | chronic obstructive respiratory disease | 3,340 |
| 5 | copd | 6,244 |
| 6 | chronic obstructive airway disease | 4,348 |
| 7 | MeSH descriptor: [Bronchitis, Chronic] explode all trees | 77 |
| 8 | chronic bronchitis | 1,969 |
| 9 | lung emphysema | 517 |
| 10 | chronic obstructive airway disease | 4,348 |
| 11 | chronic airflow obstruction | 416 |
| 12 | #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 | 18,973 |
| 13 | MeSH descriptor: [Exercise Tolerance] explode all trees | 1,431 |
| 14 | MeSH descriptor: [Exercise Test] explode all trees | 5,816 |
| 15 | MeSH descriptor: [Exercise] explode all trees | 11,528 |
| 16 | exercise or exercise capacity or exercise tolerance | 38,220 |
| 17 | clinically important difference or mcid or clinically meaningful | 7,450 |
| 18 | #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 | 45,480 |
| 19 | ‘6 minute walk’ or ‘6m walk’ or ‘6 m walk’ or ‘six minute walk’ or ‘6mwd’ | 3,377 |
| 20 | ‘12 minute walk’ or ‘12m walk’ or ‘12 m walk’ or ‘twelve minute walk’ or ‘12mwd’ | 2,233 |
| 21 | ‘shuttle walk’ or ‘shuttle walking’ or ‘iswt’ or ‘10 metre walking’ or ‘10 meter walking’ or ‘eswt’ | 716 |
| 22 | *cycle ergomet* | 2,392 |
| 23 | treadmill | 3,759 |
| 24 | short physical performance batter or sppb | 41 |
| 25 | #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 | 9,217 |
| 26 | test or assessment or capacity | 211,756 |
| 27 | #12 and #18 and #25 and #26 | 779 |