Measuring walking speed in COPD: Test-retest reliability of the 30-metre walk test and comparison with the 6-minute walk test

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-440

  Andersson, Mikael ^a   Moberg, Linda ^b   Svantesson, Ulla ^b   Sundbom, Ann ^a   Johansson, Henrik ^a   Emtner, Margareta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

30 metre walk test; 6 minute walk test; COPD; Primary care; Rehabilitation; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTION; SMOKING HABIT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 85027923214     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00082     Document Type: Article

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