Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test

PURPOSE: This study assessed the reliability and viability of the Home-Heart-Walk (HHW) test, adapting a standardized 6-minute walk test protocol for self-administration. METHODS: Twenty-nine volunteers with documented coronary heart disease(CHD) undertook a structured 7-day program using the HHW. R...

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Main Authors: Du, Huiyun, Davidson, Patricia, Everett, B., Salamonson, Y., Zecchin, R., Rolley, John, Newton, Phillip, Macdonald, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39214
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author Du, Huiyun
Davidson, Patricia
Everett, B.
Salamonson, Y.
Zecchin, R.
Rolley, John
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
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Davidson, Patricia
Everett, B.
Salamonson, Y.
Zecchin, R.
Rolley, John
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
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description PURPOSE: This study assessed the reliability and viability of the Home-Heart-Walk (HHW) test, adapting a standardized 6-minute walk test protocol for self-administration. METHODS: Twenty-nine volunteers with documented coronary heart disease(CHD) undertook a structured 7-day program using the HHW. RESULTS: The intervention was well received by participants. The intraclass correlation coefficient of the test distance over 7 days was 0.98, and the correlations between investigator and participant measureswere high (r= 0.99 for day 1 [first test], r= 0.99 for day 1 [second test], and r= 0.99 on day 7). CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate the potential of the HHW as a tool to promote and monitor physical activity in community-based settings. These observations require further investigation and testing inother populations.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-392142017-01-30T14:31:33Z Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test Du, Huiyun Davidson, Patricia Everett, B. Salamonson, Y. Zecchin, R. Rolley, John Newton, Phillip Macdonald, P. adapted 6MWT self-monitoring self-management physical functional capacity PURPOSE: This study assessed the reliability and viability of the Home-Heart-Walk (HHW) test, adapting a standardized 6-minute walk test protocol for self-administration. METHODS: Twenty-nine volunteers with documented coronary heart disease(CHD) undertook a structured 7-day program using the HHW. RESULTS: The intervention was well received by participants. The intraclass correlation coefficient of the test distance over 7 days was 0.98, and the correlations between investigator and participant measureswere high (r= 0.99 for day 1 [first test], r= 0.99 for day 1 [second test], and r= 0.99 on day 7). CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate the potential of the HHW as a tool to promote and monitor physical activity in community-based settings. These observations require further investigation and testing inother populations. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39214 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins restricted
spellingShingle adapted 6MWT
self-monitoring
self-management
physical functional capacity
Du, Huiyun
Davidson, Patricia
Everett, B.
Salamonson, Y.
Zecchin, R.
Rolley, John
Newton, Phillip
Macdonald, P.
Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title_full Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title_fullStr Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title_short Assessment of a Self-administered Adapted 6-Minute Walk Test
title_sort assessment of a self-administered adapted 6-minute walk test
topic adapted 6MWT
self-monitoring
self-management
physical functional capacity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39214