Open AccessSix Minute Walk Test: A Tool for Predicting Mortality in Chronic Pulmonary Diseases
Author(s) -
Mp Swathi Karanth,
Nilkanth Tukaram Awad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24707.9723
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , wilcoxon signed rank test , cohort , correlation , multivariate analysis , physical therapy , mann–whitney u test , mathematics , geometry , asthma
Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is a simple test used to measure exercise capacity in Chronic Pulmonary Diseases (CPDs). Decreased exercise capacity significantly affects the quality of life. The 6MWT is a known tool to measure exercise capacity and quality of life in CPD. However, the role of change in follow up Six Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) in assessing mortality and its correlation with known prognostic factors haven't been tested to the best of our knowledge.