Open AccessRepeatability of the Six-Minute Walk Test and Relation to Physical Function in Survivors of a Critical Illness
Author(s) -
Jennifer Alison,
Patricia Kenny,
Madeleine King,
Sharon McKinley,
Leanne M. Aitken,
Gavin Leslie,
Doug Elliott
Publication year - 2012
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.20110410
Subject(s) - medicine , repeatability , physical therapy , intensive care unit , critical illness , rehabilitation , mechanical ventilation , test (biology) , critically ill , paleontology , chemistry , chromatography , biology
The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is widely used as an outcome measure in exercise rehabilitation. However, the repeatability of the 6MWT performed at home in survivors of a critical illness has not been evaluated.
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