Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The objective of this study was to derive and validate an equation to estimate the speed for the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) using results from the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants with diagnosed COPD (n=84) performed two...

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Main Authors: Wootton, S., Ng, C., McKeough, Z., Jenkins, Susan, Hill, Kylie, Alison, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33381
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author Wootton, S.
Ng, C.
McKeough, Z.
Jenkins, Susan
Hill, Kylie
Alison, J.
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Ng, C.
McKeough, Z.
Jenkins, Susan
Hill, Kylie
Alison, J.
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description The objective of this study was to derive and validate an equation to estimate the speed for the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) using results from the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants with diagnosed COPD (n=84) performed two incremental shuttle walk tests (LSWTs) and two 6MWTs. ESWT speed was calculated from the ISWT results using the original published method. An equation was derived, which directly related six-minute walk distance (6MWD) to ESWT speed. The derived equation was validated in a different group of people with COPD (n=52). There was a strong correlation between average 6MWD and the calculated ESWT speed (r=0.88, p < 0.001). The ESWT speed (kilometre per hour) was estimated using the following equation: 0.4889 + (0.0083 x 6MWD). The mean difference (± limits of agreement) between ESWT speeds was calculated using the original published method and found to be 0.03 (±0.77) km/hour. When the ISWT is not the test of choice for clinicians, the 6MWT can be used to accurately estimate the speed for the ESWT.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-333812017-09-13T15:31:16Z Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Wootton, S. Ng, C. McKeough, Z. Jenkins, Susan Hill, Kylie Alison, J. six-minute walk test pulmonary rehabilitation endurance shuttle walk test exercise test COPD The objective of this study was to derive and validate an equation to estimate the speed for the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) using results from the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants with diagnosed COPD (n=84) performed two incremental shuttle walk tests (LSWTs) and two 6MWTs. ESWT speed was calculated from the ISWT results using the original published method. An equation was derived, which directly related six-minute walk distance (6MWD) to ESWT speed. The derived equation was validated in a different group of people with COPD (n=52). There was a strong correlation between average 6MWD and the calculated ESWT speed (r=0.88, p < 0.001). The ESWT speed (kilometre per hour) was estimated using the following equation: 0.4889 + (0.0083 x 6MWD). The mean difference (± limits of agreement) between ESWT speeds was calculated using the original published method and found to be 0.03 (±0.77) km/hour. When the ISWT is not the test of choice for clinicians, the 6MWT can be used to accurately estimate the speed for the ESWT. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33381 10.1177/1479972314527470 Sage Publications Ltd. unknown
spellingShingle six-minute walk test
pulmonary rehabilitation
endurance shuttle walk test
exercise test
COPD
Wootton, S.
Ng, C.
McKeough, Z.
Jenkins, Susan
Hill, Kylie
Alison, J.
Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_full Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_fullStr Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_full_unstemmed Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_short Estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_sort estimating endurance shuttle walk test speed using the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
topic six-minute walk test
pulmonary rehabilitation
endurance shuttle walk test
exercise test
COPD
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33381