The Six-Minute Walk Test in Chronic Pediatric Conditions: A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties
Author(s) -
Bart Bartels,
Janke F. de Groot,
Caroline B. Terwee
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.20120210
Subject(s) - checklist , cinahl , medicine , data extraction , medline , reliability (semiconductor) , physical therapy , test (biology) , construct validity , criterion validity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychometrics , clinical psychology , psychology , psychological intervention , psychiatry , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law , cognitive psychology , biology
The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is increasingly being used as a functional outcome measure for chronic pediatric conditions. Knowledge about its measurement properties is needed to determine whether it is an appropriate test to use.
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