| A review of the six-minute walk test: its implication as a self-administered assessment tool. | |
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PMID: 18694656 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Promoting self-management and monitoring physical activity are important strategies in chronic heart disease (CHD) management. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used sub-maximal exercise test for measuring physical functional capacity. AIM: The aim of this paper is to review the current literature on 6MWT relating to methodological issues as well as exploring the potential of the protocol to be adopted as a self-administered exercise test. METHOD: The Medline, CINAHL, Science Direct and the World Wide Web using the search engine Google, were searched for articles describing the administration, reliability and validity of the 6MWT. Findings of the integrative literature review The 6MWT is a simple, safe and inexpensive sub-maximal exercise test. The 6MWT distance is strongly associated with functional capacity, and it is a useful prognostic tool. To date, the capacity for self-administration of the 6MWT has not been investigated. CONCLUSIONS: Adapting the 6MWT as a patient-reported outcome measure may enhance the capacity, not only for clinicians to monitor functional status, but also promote self-management by enabling individuals to monitor changes in their functional capacity. |
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Authors:
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Huiyun Du; Phillip J Newton; Yenna Salamonson; Virginia L Carrieri-Kohlman; Patricia M Davidson |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2008-08-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: 8 ISSN: 1873-1953 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-16 Completed Date: 2009-05-29 Revised Date: 2009-07-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101128793 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology, Sydney Campus, Australia. |
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Chronic Disease Exercise Test* / methods, nursing, standards Heart Failure / nursing*, physiopathology* Humans Self Care Specialties, Nursing / methods* Walking |
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Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2009 Sep;8(3):232-4
[PMID:
19223237
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