Assessment of a self-administered adapted 6-minute walk test

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Du, Huiyun ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^a   Everett, Bronwyn ^b   Salamonson, Yenna ^b   Zecchin, Robert ^c   Rolley, John Xavier ^a   Newton, Phillip J ^a   MacDonald, Peter S ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adapted 6MWT; Physical functional capacity; Self management; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME HEART WALK TEST; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 77949435530     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181be7c98     Document Type: Article

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