Validation of the Treadmill Six-Minute Walk Test in People Following Cardiac Surgery | Zendy

Luigi Olper | Zendy; Paola Cervi | Zendy; Francesca De Santi | Zendy; Carlo Meloni | Zendy; Roberto Gatti | Zendy

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Validation of the Treadmill Six-Minute Walk Test in People Following Cardiac Surgery

Author(s) -

Luigi Olper,

Paola Cervi,

Francesca De Santi,

Carlo Meloni,

Roberto Gatti

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100156

Subject(s) - intraclass correlation , medicine , physical therapy , rehabilitation , treadmill , reliability (semiconductor) , concurrent validity , test (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , limits of agreement , psychometrics , surgery , patient satisfaction , clinical psychology , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , internal consistency , nuclear medicine

The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) often is used to measure exercise capacity in people with cardiopulmonary diseases but has some disadvantages. The 6MWT administered on a treadmill (Tr6MWT) requires less physical space and allows for easier monitoring of vital parameters than the traditional 6MWT.

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