Open AccessUsing Quality Improvement Methodology To Standardize Procedures Of The 6 Minute Walk Test On An Inpatient Cardiopulmonary Program
Author(s) -
Danielle Struble-Fitzsimmons
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hsoa journal of gerontology and geriatric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2381-8662
DOI - 10.24966/ggm-8662/100081
Subject(s) - test (biology) , quality (philosophy) , medicine , computer science , reliability engineering , engineering , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
The 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) assesses aerobic capacity and endurance and is recommended for use in the geriatric cardiopulmonary patient population.