Publications by authors named "Sue Revill"
Background: The endurance shuttle walking test (ESWT) has shown good responsiveness to interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the minimal important difference (MID) for this test remains unknown, therefore limiting its interpretability.
Methods: Patients with COPD who completed two or more ESWTs following pulmonary rehabilitation (n=132; forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) 48 ± 22%) or bronchodilation (n=69; FEV1 50 ± 12%) rated their performance of the day in comparison with their previous performance on a 7-point scale ranging from -3 (large deterioration) to +3 (large improvement).
Objectives: The chest pain unit (CPU) has been developed to improve care for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain. The authors aimed to measure patient and primary care physician (PCP) satisfaction with CPU care and routine care and to determine whether patient satisfaction predicted PCP satisfaction.
Methods: A CPU was established, and 442 days were randomly allocated to either CPU care or routine care.
Objectives: To measure the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of providing care in a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial, with 442 days randomised to the chest pain observation unit or routine care, and cost effectiveness analysis from a health service costing perspective.
Setting: The emergency department at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Study Objectives: To compare the peak exercise response and determine the limits of agreement between the ramp and the 1-min step cycle protocols in a representative population of patients with exertional breathlessness attending a respiratory outpatient clinic.
Design: Crossover with the test order double blinded and randomized.
Setting: Outpatient exercise physiology laboratory.