Validity, Test-Retest Reliability, and Learning Effect on the 1-Minute Sit-To-Stand Test in Individuals With Heart Failure.

Objective: To evaluate the reliability, the minimally important difference (MID), and the learning effect of the 1-minute sit-to-stand test (1STST) in assessing functional exercise capacity in patients with heart failure (HF).

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Two hospitals.