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Martijn A. Spruit is a researcher affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their work primarily focuses on medicine, with a specialization in pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Within this domain, they have also contributed substantially to subfields such as physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and neurology.

The main research topics addressed by Martijn A. Spruit include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Martijn A. Spruit has contributed to several recent scientific papers, notable examples include:

  • Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome? (2020, ERJ Open Research)
  • The Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale: a tool to measure functional status over time after COVID-19 (2020, European Respiratory Journal)
  • COVID-19: interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase from a European Respiratory Society- and American Thoracic Society-coordinated international task force (2020, European Respiratory Journal)
  • Low physical functioning and impaired performance of activities of daily life in COVID-19 patients who survived hospitalisation (2020, European Respiratory Journal)
  • Construct validity of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale in adult subjects with COVID-19 (2021, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Martijn A. Spruit include:

  • Frits M.E. Franssen
  • Anouk W. Vaes
  • Daisy J.A. Janssen
  • Chris Burtin
  • Alex J. van 't Hul

Their research has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • ERJ Open Research
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • European Respiratory Journal

Best Publications

  • An official American thoracic society/European respiratory society statement: Key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

    Martijn A. Spruit;Sally J. Singh;Chris Garvey;Richard ZuWallack

  • An official European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Technical Standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Anne E. Holland;Martijn A. Spruit;Thierry Troosters;Milo A. Puhan

  • Characteristics of Physical Activities in Daily Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Martijn A. Spruit;Vanessa S. Probst

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    François Maltais;Marc Decramer;Richard Casaburi;Esther Barreiro

  • An official systematic review of the European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society: measurement properties of field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Sally J. Singh;Milo A. Puhan;Vasileios Andrianopoulos;Nidia A. Hernandes

  • Clusters of Comorbidities Based on Validated Objective Measurements and Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Lowie E. G. W. Vanfleteren;Martijn A. Spruit;Miriam Groenen;Swetlana Gaffron

  • Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Vanessa S. Probst;Martijn A. Spruit

  • Efficacy of Advance Care Planning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Carmen H.M. Houben;Martijn A. Spruit;Miriam T.J. Groenen;Emiel F.M. Wouters

  • Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?

    Yvonne M.J. Goërtz;Maarten Van Herck;Jeannet M. Delbressine;Anouk W. Vaes

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Policy Statement: Enhancing Implementation, Use, and Delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Carolyn L Rochester;Ioannis Vogiatzis;Anne E Holland;Suzanne C Lareau

  • Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD

    F Pitta;Thierry Troosters;V S Probst;M A Spruit

  • The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity

    John Seymour;M. A. Spruit;N. S. Hopkinson;S. A. Natanek

  • Muscle force during an acute exacerbation in hospitalised patients with COPD and its relationship with CXCL8 and IGF-I

    M A Spruit;Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;A Kasran

  • An official European Respiratory Society statement on physical activity in COPD

    Henrik Watz;Fabio Pitta;Carolyn L. Rochester;Judith Garcia-Aymerich

  • The Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale: a tool to measure functional status over time after COVID-19.

    Frederikus A. Klok;Frederikus A. Klok;Gudula J.A.M. Boon;Stefano Barco;Stefano Barco;Matthias Endres

  • Resistance versus endurance training in patients with COPD and peripheral muscle weakness.

    M A Spruit;Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;K De Paepe

  • COVID-19: Interim Guidance on Rehabilitation in the Hospital and Post-Hospital Phase from a European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society-coordinated International Task Force.

    Martijn A. Spruit;Anne E. Holland;Sally J. Singh;Thomy Tonia

  • Current status of research on osteoporosis in COPD: a systematic review

    L Graat-Verboom;E F M Wouters;F W J M Smeenk;B E E M van den Borne

  • Six-minute-walk test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: minimal clinically important difference for death or hospitalization.

    Michael I. Polkey;Martijn A. Spruit;Lisa D. Edwards;Michael L. Watkins

  • The Prevalence of Quadriceps Weakness in COPD and the Relationship with Disease Severity.

    JM Seymour;MA Spruit;NS Hopkinson;A Sathyapala

Frequent Co-Authors

Emiel F.M. Wouters
Emiel F.M. Wouters Maastricht University
Marc Decramer
Marc Decramer KU Leuven
Ruth Tal-Singer
Ruth Tal-Singer GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Annemie M. W. J. Schols
Annemie M. W. J. Schols Maastricht University
Peter M.A. Calverley
Peter M.A. Calverley University of Liverpool
Rik Gosselink
Rik Gosselink KU Leuven
Jørgen Vestbo
Jørgen Vestbo University of Manchester
Michael I. Polkey
Michael I. Polkey National Institutes of Health
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds Maastricht University

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