Evaluation of the best environment for the six-minute walk test

The Six-minute Walk Test (6MWT) for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Diseases

The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a well-tolerated test which reflects daily activities and can be easily used in clinical practice. The 6MWT provides information about functional capacity, response to therapy and prognosis across a range of chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. Moreover, the 6MWT is sensitive to the common therapies used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as pulmon...

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...

the six-minute walk test (6mwt) for the evaluation of pulmonary diseases

the six-minute walk test (6mwt) is a well-tolerated test which reflects daily activities and can be easily used in clinical practice. the 6mwt provides information about functional capacity, response to therapy and prognosis across a range of chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. moreover, the 6mwt is sensitive to the common therapies used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as pulmon...

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...

Ambulatory oxygen: is the six-minute walk test the best option?