TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproducibility of the 6-minute-walk test in older women
AU - Peel, C.
AU - Ballard, D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Ghofrani discloses grants from German Research Foundation during the work, and personal fees from Actelion, Bayer, GSK, Novartis, Pfizer, Bellerophon Pulse Technologies, and MSD Merck Sharpe & Dohme outside the submitted work. None of the other authors declare a conflict of interest.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The primary purpose of this study was to determine the reproducibility of the 6-min-walk test (6MWT) in older women. A secondary purpose was to document heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in response to the 6MWT. Twenty-eight women with an average age of 80.0 years (±5.2) participated. They performed 2 trials of the 6MWT on 3 separate days, for a total of 6 trials. Heart rate, BP, RPE, and the total distance walked were recorded for each trial. The results indicated a significant increase from Trial 1 to Trial 2, with no differences between Trials 2-6, F(5,131) = 7.02, p = .000. HR and BP were consistent across the 6 trials, and RPE was higher for the second trial on the second day of testing, F(5,131) = 2.72, p = .023. The intraclass correlation coefficient for distance walked was .94. After the initial trial, performance on the 6MWT appears to be stable in older women.
AB - The primary purpose of this study was to determine the reproducibility of the 6-min-walk test (6MWT) in older women. A secondary purpose was to document heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in response to the 6MWT. Twenty-eight women with an average age of 80.0 years (±5.2) participated. They performed 2 trials of the 6MWT on 3 separate days, for a total of 6 trials. Heart rate, BP, RPE, and the total distance walked were recorded for each trial. The results indicated a significant increase from Trial 1 to Trial 2, with no differences between Trials 2-6, F(5,131) = 7.02, p = .000. HR and BP were consistent across the 6 trials, and RPE was higher for the second trial on the second day of testing, F(5,131) = 2.72, p = .023. The intraclass correlation coefficient for distance walked was .94. After the initial trial, performance on the 6MWT appears to be stable in older women.
KW - Ambulation
KW - Geriatrics
KW - Measurement
KW - Mobility
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U2 - 10.1123/japa.9.2.184
DO - 10.1123/japa.9.2.184
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035048344
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 9
SP - 184
EP - 193
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
IS - 2
ER -