Purpose This cross-sectional study investigated the degree of association between the results of ambulatory step activity monitoring (SAM), self-reported physical functioning (SRPF) and the 6-minute standardized walking test (6-MWT) in cancer patients with hematological malignancies. Method Assessments of ambulatory SAM, SRPF and 6-MWT were assessed in 102 patients up to 122 days (mean 78 + 35)...

INTRODUCTION Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have significantly lower rates of physical activity and fitness than adults without ID. The 6-min walk test (6 MWT) is an inexpensive and simple way to test mobility and submaximal work capacity. PURPOSE To evaluate the test-retest reliability and validity of the 6 MWT in adults and seniors with ID and explore factors contributing to the...

Abstract Purpose For this study, we aimed to compare dynamic hyperinflation measured by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), a six-minute walking test (6-MWT), and manually paced tachypnea (MPT) in patients with severe emphysema who were treated endobronchial coils. Additionally, investigated whether changed after treatment Methods Dynamic was CPET, 6-MWT, an MPT 29 before coil treatment. R...

INTRODUCTION Conflicting results have been so far reported about baseline lung function, as predicting factor of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) efficacy. AIM To ascertain whether or not baseline lung function could predict a benefit in terms of a significant change in 6-min walk test (6 MWT) after PR. METHODS Seventy-five stable moderate-to-severe COPD inpatients with comorbidities (complex ...

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of gender on the prediction of limited exercise capacity in heart failure (HF) patients assessed by 6 minute walk test (6-MWT). Methods In 147 HF patients (mean age 61 ± 11 years, 50.3% male), a 6-MWT and a Doppler echocardiographic study were performed in the same day. Conventional cardiac measurements were obtained and global LV dyssyn...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate whether exposure to second-hand smoke affected the six-minute walk test (6 MWT) of obese non-asthmatic pediatric cases. METHODS Obese pediatric patients (body mass index >95th p) with no existing co-morbidities were included in the study. Smoke exposure was assessed with a self-reported questionnaire completed by the parents. The subjects were d...

Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a significant complication and is poor prognostic factor for sarcoidosis. We evaluated various tests of diagnosis and treatment as well as the associations between PH and value of six-minute walk test (6 MWT) in sarcoidosis patients. Methods: This study was conducted with fifty patients with sarcoidosis. We grouped patients according to echocardiogra...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to prospectively examine echocardiographic parameters that correlate and predict functional capacity assessed by 6 min walk test (6-MWT) in patients with heart failure (HF), irrespective of ejection fraction (EF). METHODS In 147 HF patients (mean age 61 ± 11 years, 50.3% male), a 6-MWT and an echo-Doppler study were performed in the same day. Global LV dys...

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are serious diseases with similar pathophysiologic aspects. The prognosis of patients with these conditions is highly uncertain, particularly incident cases. Methods: A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to a group of 85 patients (81% women, mean age 52 (18 82) years) with PAH (80...