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dc.contributor.authorDu, HuiYun
dc.contributor.authorNewton, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorSalamonson, Y.
dc.contributor.authorCarrieri-Kohlman, V.
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:42:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:42:11Z
dc.date.created2010-02-25T20:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationDu, Huiyun and Newton, Phillip and Salamonson, Yenna and Carrieri-Kohlman, Virginia and Davidson, Patricia. 2009. A Review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 8 (3): pp. 232-234.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14209
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.01.002
dc.description.abstract

Promoting self-management and monitoring physical activity are important strategies in chronic heart disease (CHD) management. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used sub-maximal exercise test for measuring physical functional capacity. The aim of this paper is to review the current literature on 6MWT relating to methodological issues as well as exploring the potential of the protocol to be adopted as a self-administered exercise test. The Medline, CINAHL, Science Direct and the World Wide Web using the search engine Google, were searched for articles describing the administration, reliability and validity of the 6MWT. Findings of the integrative literature review the 6MWT is a simple, safe tool. To date, the capacity for self-administration of the 6MWT has not been investigated. Adapting the 6MWT as a patient-reported outcome measure may enhance the capacity, not only for clinicians to monitor functional status, but also promote self-management by enabling individuals to monitor changes in their functional capacity.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectPhysical functional capacity
dc.subjectSix minute walk test
dc.subject6MWT
dc.subjectchronic heart failure
dc.subjectexercise test
dc.titleA review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume8
dcterms.source.startPage2
dcterms.source.endPage9
dcterms.source.issn1474-5151
dcterms.source.titleEuropean Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
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curtin.departmentCentre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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