Mobility-related function in older adults: assessment with a 6-minute walk test
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Fortbewegungsfaehigkeit von aelteren Leuten: Beurteilung mit Hilfe eines sechsminuetigen Gehtests |
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Autor: | Harada, N.D.; Chiu, V.; Stewart, A.L. |
Erschienen in: | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation |
Veröffentlicht: | 80 (1999), 7, S. 837-841, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0003-9993, 1532-821X |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199911402888 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Objective: To determine the usefulness of the 6-minute walk test as an integrated measure of mobility in older adults. Design: Observational study. Setting: Community centers and retirement homes in the Los Angeles area. Patients: Eighty-six older adults without significant disease. Interventions: None. Main Outcome Measures: Assessments included the 6-minute walk, chair stands, standing balance, gait speed, body mass index, and self-reported physical functioning and general health perceptions. Results: One-week test-retest reliability of the 6-minute walk was .95. As hypothesized, the 6-minute walk distance was significantly greater for active than for inactive older adults (p<.0001), moderately correlated with chair stands (r=.67), standing balance (r=.52), and gait speed (r=-.73). It had a low correlation with body mass index (r=-.07). The correlation of the 6-minute walk with self-reported physical functioning was .55, and its correlation with general health perceptions was .39. Self-report and performance measures explained 69% of the variance in 6-minute walk scores. Conclusions: The 6-minute walk test is reliable and is valid in relation to the performance and self-reported indicators of physical functioning tested in this study. It could serve as a useful integrated measure of mobility. Verf.-Referat