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19478551

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Exercise testing is commonly used in respiratory patients to assess their degree of disability, prognosis for survival, presence of exercise-induced hypoxemia and response to treatment. Recently, simple exercise tests, which are based on walking, have been developed and are increasingly being used both for clinical and research purposes. The 6-min walk test (6-MWT) is the most widely used and simply consists in the measurement of the distance walked in 6 min. The 6-MWT is self-paced and differs from the shuttle walking test, which is externally paced via a recorded metronome and entails incrementally faster speeds. Although the field walking tests do not require complex equipment, they can provide reliable and useful clinical information. This review deals with the validity, reliability and interpretation of these walking tests in the assessment of patients with chronic respiratory disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1423-0356
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The walking capacity assessment in the respiratory patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. chetta@unipr.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review