Reproducibility and validity of the 6-minute walk test using the gait real-time analysis interactive lab in patients with COPD and healthy elderly

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Liu, Wai Yan ^a,b   Meijer, Kenneth ^b   Delbressine, Jeannet M ^a   Willems, Paul J ^b   Franssen, Frits M E ^a,c   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,c   Spruit, Martijn A ^a  

^a Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GAIT REAL TIME ANALYSIS INTERACTIVE LAB; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; TREADMILL; VALIDATION STUDY; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; GAIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; WALK TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALK TEST;

EID: 84992121757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162444     Document Type: Article

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