Minimal Clinically Important Differences in Inspiratory Muscle Function Variables after a Respiratory Muscle Training Programme in Individuals with Long-Term Post-COVID-19 Symptoms.
J Clin Med
; 12(7)2023 Apr 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To establish the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for inspiratory muscle strength (MIP) and endurance (IME) in individuals with long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms, as well as to ascertain which of the variables has a greater discriminatory capacity and to compare changes between individuals classified by the MCID.DESIGN:
Secondary analysis of randomised controlled trial of data from 42 individuals who performed an 8-week intervention of respiratory muscle training programme.RESULTS:
A change of at least 18 cmH2O and 22.1% of that predicted for MIP and 328.5s for IME represented the MCID. All variables showed acceptable discrimination between individuals who classified as "improved" and those classified as "stable/not improved" (area under the curve ≥0.73). MIP was the variable with the best discriminative ability when expressed as a percentage of prediction (Youden index, 0.67; sensitivity, 76.9%; specificity, 89.7%). Participants classified as "improved" had significantly greater improvements in quality of life and lung function compared with the participants classified as "stable/not improved".CONCLUSION:
In individuals with long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms, the inspiratory muscle function variables had an acceptable discriminative ability to assess the efficacy of a respiratory muscle training programme. MIP was the variable with the best discriminative ability, showing better overall performance when expressed as a percentage of prediction.
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J Clin Med
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2023
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