The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice
Exercise Capacity is the expression of the cardiovascular and of metabolic organic efficiency and represents a important prognostic marker. The Six Minute Walking Test is adopted in the practice for exercise capacity evaluation in the normal subject as in pneumologic or cardiac rehabilitation progra...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
PAGEPress Publications
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/336 |
| _version_ | 1818565919634358272 |
|---|---|
| author | Flavio Acquistapace Massimo F. Piepoli |
| author_facet | Flavio Acquistapace Massimo F. Piepoli |
| author_sort | Flavio Acquistapace |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Exercise Capacity is the expression of the cardiovascular and of metabolic organic efficiency and represents a important prognostic marker. The Six Minute Walking Test is adopted in the practice for exercise capacity evaluation in the normal subject as in pneumologic or cardiac rehabilitation programs, and in both pediatric and elderly ages. The aim of the work is to present a practical summary of the application of the six minutes walking test, according to the American Thoracic Society statement. We reviewed the various experiences of its application, and reported the indications, clinical interpretation parameters, relationship and correlation between functional and clinical parameters (hospitalization, quality of life, therapy and exercise control response and compliance), the basic and advanced protocol, the application modality, the reporting models, and the educational checklist. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-14T01:47:02Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-5d82d15dc6bb4599a56f8a0dcc03bef2 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1122-0643 2532-5264 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-14T01:47:02Z |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | PAGEPress Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
| spelling | doaj.art-5d82d15dc6bb4599a56f8a0dcc03bef22022-12-21T23:21:31ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642016-01-0172110.4081/monaldi.2009.336The Walking Test: Use in clinical practiceFlavio Acquistapace0Massimo F. Piepoli1Policlinico di Monza Cardiologia Riabilitativa Centro Salute Cuore, MonzaCardiologia, Ospedale G da Saliceto, PiacenzaExercise Capacity is the expression of the cardiovascular and of metabolic organic efficiency and represents a important prognostic marker. The Six Minute Walking Test is adopted in the practice for exercise capacity evaluation in the normal subject as in pneumologic or cardiac rehabilitation programs, and in both pediatric and elderly ages. The aim of the work is to present a practical summary of the application of the six minutes walking test, according to the American Thoracic Society statement. We reviewed the various experiences of its application, and reported the indications, clinical interpretation parameters, relationship and correlation between functional and clinical parameters (hospitalization, quality of life, therapy and exercise control response and compliance), the basic and advanced protocol, the application modality, the reporting models, and the educational checklist.https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/336six minute walking testexercise functional capacity evaluationclinical practice guidelines |
| spellingShingle | Flavio Acquistapace Massimo F. Piepoli The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease six minute walking test exercise functional capacity evaluation clinical practice guidelines |
| title | The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice |
| title_full | The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice |
| title_fullStr | The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice |
| title_short | The Walking Test: Use in clinical practice |
| title_sort | walking test use in clinical practice |
| topic | six minute walking test exercise functional capacity evaluation clinical practice guidelines |
| url | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/336 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT flavioacquistapace thewalkingtestuseinclinicalpractice AT massimofpiepoli thewalkingtestuseinclinicalpractice AT flavioacquistapace walkingtestuseinclinicalpractice AT massimofpiepoli walkingtestuseinclinicalpractice |