Improving the Reliability Between the BODE Index and the BODS Index in Which the 6-Min Walk Test Was Replaced with the Five-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Test.
Roberto Bernabeu MoraElisa Valera-NovellaMaría Piedad Sánchez-MartínezFrancesc Medina-MirapeixPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)
The updated BODS index scores and quartiles may provide prognostic information similar to that provided by the BODE index in COPD. Future research should focus on index improvement through external validation, as well as the assessment of safety and effectiveness in clinical practice by means of impact studies.