Table 4.
Preliminary evaluation [15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40].
| Evaluation | Scales or Tests |
|---|---|
| Disability | BARTHEL Index [41] Activities of Daily Living scale (ADL) [42] Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) [43] |
| Frailty | Fried’s Frailty Phenotype [44] Frailty Index of Accumulative Deficits [45] 5 m Gait Speed [46] SPPB [43] |
| Strength | Hand Grip Test [47] |
| Endurance | Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (if available) [48] 6 Minute Walking Test (SpO2 + respiratory rate + Borg scale before/after) [48] |
| Balance | Berg Balance Scale [49] SPPB [43] |
| Respiratory Function | Rest/nocturnal SpO2 [32] Spirometry [32] Diffusion capacity [32] Maximal Inspiratory/Expiratory Pressure (MIP/MEP) [29] |
| Cardiovascular Function | Transthoracic echocardiogram [48] |
| Questionnaire | International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) [50] Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) [51] Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) [52] St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) [53] |