Physical Activity Capacity Assessment of Patients with Chronic Disease and the Six-Minute Walk Test: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Healthcare (Basel)
; 10(5)2022 Apr 19.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) to determine the physical activity capacities of patients with chronic disease.Methods:
For this cross-sectional study, we investigated 156 patients with chronic disease and no beta-blocker treatment. They systematically performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test to determine their heart rate peak (HRPeak) and maximal oxygen uptake (V'O2max). We considered two groups of patients based upon the results of the functional evaluation of exercise performance (1) No limitation in exercise performance (V'O2max greater or equal to 80% of the theoretical reference) and (2) limited exercise performance (V'O2max less than 80% of the theoretical value). All patients also received a 6MWT on the same day as the exercise test.Results:
We found 68 (43.6%) patients with normal exercise capacities and 88 (56.4%) patients with limited exercise performance. In this sample, 6MWT mean distances were 510 (87) and 506 (86) m, respectively. There were no significant differences between the two groups for distance and end-test heart rate. The correlation between matrix V'O2max measured during the maximal incremental exercise test and the 6MWT distance displayed a positive slope (r = 0.549 CI95 [0.431−0.656]p < 0.001).Conclusion:
Our results showed a moderate relationship between 6MWT and physical activity capacity for patients with chronic disease.
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Observational_studies
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En
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Healthcare (Basel)
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia