Accuracy of six minute walk test, stair test and spirometry using maximal oxygen uptake as gold standard

The six-minute walk test.

The American Thoracic Society has issued guidelines for the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The 6MWT is safer, easier to administer, better tolerated, and better reflects activities of daily living than other walk tests (such as the shuttle walk test). The primary measurement is 6-min walk distance (6MWD), but during the 6MWT data can also be collected about the patient's blood oxygen saturation and...

Assessment of oxygen uptake during the six-minute walk test in patients with heart failure.

Comparison between stair-climbing test and six-minute walk test after lung resection using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy

[Purpose] Currently, the six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is used to evaluate exercise capacity in people following lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer. However, it is unclear whether the 6MWD can detect changes in cardiorespiratory fitness induced by exercise training or lung resection. Conversely, the stair-climbing test is used frequently for the preoperative evaluation of lung rese...

The six minute walk test accurately estimates mean peak oxygen uptake

BACKGROUND Both Peak Oxygen Uptake (peak VO2), from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and the distance walked during a Six-Minute Walk Test (6 MWD) are used for following the natural history of various diseases, timing of procedures such as transplantation and for assessing the response to therapeutic interventions. However, their relationship has not been clearly defined. METHODS We de...

Six Minute Walk Test: a Literary Review

Exercise testing is an important component of initial patient assessment in cardiac rehabilitation. Assessment of functional exercise capacity has gained importance in the patient care in various diseased states. Timed walking tests are widely used to evaluate functional exercise performance, as they are likely to measure the ability to undertake the activities of day-to-day life. Functional ca...