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This study aimed to test the reliability and validity of ARS in bronchiectasis. Methods: Respiratory sounds were recorded twice at 4 chest locations on 2 assessment sessions (7 days apart) in people with bronchiectasis and daily sputum expectoration. The total number of crackles, number of wheezes and wheeze occupation rate (%) were the parameters extracted. Results: 28 participants (9 men; 62 \u00b1 12 y) were included. Total number of crackles and wheezes showed moderate within-day (ICC 0.87, 95% CI 0.74\u20130.94; ICC 0.86, 95% CI 0.71\u20130.93) and between-day reliability (ICC 0.70, 95% CI 0.43\u20130.86; ICC 0.78, 95% CI 0.56\u20130.90) considering all chest locations and both respiratory phases; wheeze occupation rate showed moderate within-day reliability (ICC 0.86, 95% CI 0.71\u20130.93), but poor between-day reliability (ICC 0.71, 95% CI 0.33\u20130.87). Bland\u2013Altman plots revealed no systematic bias, but wide limits of agreement, particularly in the between-days analysis. All ARS parameters correlated moderately with the amount of daily sputum expectoration (r &gt; 0.4; p &lt; 0.05). No other significant correlations were observed. Conclusion: ARS presented moderate reliability and were correlated with the daily sputum expectoration in bronchiectasis. The use of sequential measurements may be an option to achieve greater accuracy when ARS are used to monitor or assess the effects of physiotherapy interventions in this population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm11247509","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,19]],"date-time":"2022-12-19T08:41:41Z","timestamp":1671439301000},"page":"7509","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Reliability and Validity of Computerized Adventitious Respiratory Sounds in People with Bronchiectasis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Beatriz","family":"Herrero-Cortina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9139-5834","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marina","family":"Franc\u00edn-Gallego","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Research Group Movimiento Humano, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Juan Antonio","family":"S\u00e1ez-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6254-3567","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"San Miguel-Pagola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad San Jorge, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Anoro-Abenoza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"G\u00f3mez-Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital General de la Defensa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Jesica","family":"Montero-Marco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7055-1981","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Charlo-Bernardos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Altarribas-Bolsa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Alfonso","family":"P\u00e9rez-Trull\u00e9n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria (IIS) Arag\u00f3n, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"J\u00e1come","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"533","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra2202819","article-title":"Bronchiectasis\u2014A Clinical Review","volume":"387","year":"2022","journal-title":"N. 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