PMID- 20674656
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101112
LR  - 20100802
IS  - 1873-1465 (Electronic)
IS  - 0031-9406 (Linking)
VI  - 96
IP  - 3
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - Comparison of the 6-minute walk distance test performed on a non-motorised 
      treadmill and in a corridor in healthy elderly subjects.
PG  - 234-9
LID - 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.015 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To compare the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) test performed on a 
      non-motorised treadmill (6MWD-T) with the 6MWD test performed in a corridor 
      (6MWD-C) in healthy elderly subjects. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen healthy elderly 
      individuals. DESIGN: Participants performed three 6MWD-T tests and three 6MWD-C 
      tests on two different days. OUTCOME MEASURES: Distance walked was recorded in 
      metres. Perceived exertion and leg fatigue were rated on the modified Borg scale 
      before and after each test. RESULTS: Using the Bland and Altman limits of 
      agreement analysis method, the mean difference between the two methods was 153.3m 
      (limits of agreement: 28 to 278). The mean difference between days 1 and 2 for 
      the 6MWD-C test was -7.2m (limits of agreement: -45.4 to 30.8), and the mean 
      difference between days 1 and 2 for the 6MWD-T test was -1.6m (limits of 
      agreement: -64.0 to 60.7). The mean difference between the first and second 
      repetitions of the 6MWD-C test was -5m (limits of agreement: -41 to 31), and the 
      mean difference between the first and second repetitions of the 6MWD-T test was 
      -17m (limits of agreement: -85 to 51). CONCLUSIONS: The 6MWD-C and 6MWD-T tests 
      are not interchangeable. However, the results showed good test-retest reliability 
      between days and between test repetitions for both tests. Therefore, the 6MWD-T 
      test may offer an alternative option to the 6MWD-C test when a 30-m corridor is 
      not available. These findings may have implications for execution of the 6MWT-T 
      test within cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.
CI  - Copyright 2010 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All 
      rights reserved.
FAU - Janaudis-Ferreira, Tania
AU  - Janaudis-Ferreira T
AD  - Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umea 
      University, Umea 901 87, Sweden. tania.janaudis@physiother.umu.se
FAU - Sundelin, Gunnevi
AU  - Sundelin G
FAU - Wadell, Karin
AU  - Wadell K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100220
PL  - England
TA  - Physiotherapy
JT  - Physiotherapy
JID - 0401223
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Exercise Test/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Walking
EDAT- 2010/08/03 06:00
MHDA- 2010/11/13 06:00
CRDT- 2010/08/03 06:00
PHST- 2009/03/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/11/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/08/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/08/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/11/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0031-9406(10)00021-0 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.015 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Physiotherapy. 2010 Sep;96(3):234-9. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.015. Epub 2010 
      Feb 20.