scholarly journals SenseWear Armband and Stroke: Validity of Energy Expenditure and Step Count Measurement during Walking

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Manns ◽  
Robert G. Haennel
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Sensewear Armband ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Metabolic Cart ◽  
Minute Walk ◽  
Significant Underestimation

The purpose of this study was to test the validity of the SenseWear Pro Armband (SWA) for the measurement of energy expenditure (EE) and step count against a criterion in persons with stroke. Twelve participants with chronic stroke (mean age64.2±10.4years; mean gait speed0.67±0.25 m/sec) completed two trials of a six-minute walk test, while wearing a SenseWear Armband (SWA) on each arm and being continuously monitored using a portable metabolic cart. Agreement between estimates of energy expenditure from the SWA and the metabolic cart was fair for the armband on the hemiplegic arm (intraclass correlation cefficient(ICC)=0.586) and good for the armband on the unaffected arm (ICC=0.702). Agreement between the SWA estimate of step count, and step count as measured by the Step Activity Monitor was poor (ICC<0.352), with significant underestimation by the SWA. Our results show that, for these moderately impaired persons with stroke, the SWA should be used with caution for the measurement of energy expenditure and should not be used to measure step count.

scholarly journals Self-reported physical activity versus physical function capacity: alternatives for energy expenditure estimation

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
Chidozie E. Mbada ◽  
Temitope A. Osifeso ◽  
Olubusola E. Johnson ◽  
Adaobi M. Okonji ◽  
Emmanuel A. Odeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Minute Walk

The extent to which self-report activity measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) can substitute performance-based functional capacity measured by the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) remains inconclusive. This study assessed Physical Activity (PA) and Functional Exercise Capacity (FEC); and also determined the relationship between PA and FEC in apparently healthy young adults. A total of 342 (145 males and 197 females) undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ile, Nigeria participated in the study. The IPAQ was used to assess PA, while FEC was assessed using the 6MWT, and expressed in terms of the Six-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD), Six-Minute Walk Work (6MWW), Maximum Oxygen Uptake (VO2max) and Metabolic Equivalent (METS). Anthropometric and cardiovascular parameters were measured following standardized procedures. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The alpha level was set at 0.05. The mean age of the participants was 22.0±2.87 years. The mean IPAQ score of all participants was 1471.4±1086.93. The percentage for low, moderate and high PA was 19% (65), 41.2% (141) and 39.8% (136), respectively. The mean 6MWD, 6MWW, VO2max and METS were 639.47 ±66.6 m, 41805.0 ±8520.6 kg·m, 28.9 ±1.92 mlO2k-1min-1, 4.05 ±0.32 mL/kg, respectively. There were signifi cant positive correlations between PA and each of the 6MWD (r=0.268; p=0.001), 6MWW (r=0.219; p=0.001), VO2max (r=0.268; p=0.001), METS (r=0.268; p=0.001). Measures of exercise capacity were not signifi cantly correlated with the anthropometric variables (p>0.05). Self-report of physical activity in healthy young adults does not adequately substitute the results of the Six-Minute Walk Test. Mbada Ch.E., Osifeso T.A., Johnson O.E., Okonji A.M., Odeyemi E.A. Self-reported physical activity versus physical function capacity: alternatives for energy expenditure estimation. Med Rehabil 2016; 20(4): 4-12. DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0009.5479 null

scholarly journals REPRODUCIBILITY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF THE SIX-MINUTE WALK TEST IN HEALTHY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Morgana Rentz Keil ◽  
Janaína Cristina Scalco ◽  
Renata Maba Gonçalves Wamosy ◽  
Camila Isabel Santos Schivinski
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Physiological Variables ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the reproducibility of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) performance and its physiological variables in healthy students. Methods: This is as prospective cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of healthy students aged 6-12 years old from public and private schools in the region of Florianópolis City, Santa Catarina State, (Southern Brazil). The medical state was considered according to the health records and scores on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) and the spirometric values of forced expiratory volume in the first second and forced vital capacity above 80% of what was predicted. Two 6MWTs were conducted with a 30-minute interval between them, following the recommendations from the American Thoracic Society. Physiologic variables were recorded using the portable telemetric gas analyzer K4b2 (Cosmed®, Italy). For analysis, the dyspnea index, the perception of effort and performance variables identified in both 6MWT were considered. Data distribution was verified with the Shapiro-Wilk test and statistical analysis included paired t-test or Wilcoxon test, and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The significance level adopted was 5%. Results: A total of 22 students with a mean age of 10.2±1.5 years participated in the study. The covered distance and the variation of oxygen consumption reproducibility between the two 6MWTs presented ICC=0.76 and ICC=0.86, respectively. There was also similar behavior of the physiological variables when comparing the two tests (p=0.001), especially the minute volume (MV), the oxygen consumption (VO2), and the carbon dioxide production (VCO2). Conclusions: The 6MWT showed reproducible values, both in performance and physiological parameters, in the healthy students analyzed.

The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) as Endpoint in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Clinical Studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-M. Park ◽  
C. McDonald ◽  
H. Sweeney ◽  
X. Luo ◽  
G. Elfring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Two Chair Test: A Substitute of Six Minute Walk Test Appear Cardiopulmonary Reserve Specific

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya ◽  
Dipanjan Saha ◽  
Mintu Paul ◽  
Dhiman Ganguly ◽  
Biswarup Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Automation System for Six-minute Walk Test Using RFID Technology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Oliveira ◽  
Lucas Duarte ◽  
Gabriel Costa ◽  
Marcielly Macedo ◽  
Tagleorge Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Automation System ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

scholarly journals Impact of Face Masks on 6-Minute Walk Test in Healthy Volunteers

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 204589402098843
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Swiatek ◽  
Charnetta Lester ◽  
Nicole Ng ◽  
Saahil Golia ◽  
Janet Pinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minute Walk

Our objective was to establish the impact of wearing a face mask on the outcome of six-minute walk test in healthy volunteers. In a study of 20 healthy volunteers who each completed two 6MWTs, one with a mask and one without, there was no difference in distance walked. However, there was a significant difference in perception of dyspnea between the two groups.

The six‐minute walk test distance predicts mortality in cirrhosis – a cohort of 694 patients awaiting liver transplantation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ThucNhi T. Dang ◽  
Maryam Ebadi ◽  
Juan G. Abraldes ◽  
Jennifer Holman ◽  
Jon Ashmead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Test Distance ◽  
Minute Walk

scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Reference on the Six-Minute Walk Test and Oxygen Consumption in Adolescents from South-Central Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2474
Author(s):  
Jaime Vásquez-Gómez ◽  
Nelson Gatica Salas ◽  
Pedro Jiménez Villarroel ◽  
Luis Rojas-Araya ◽  
Cesar Faundez-Casanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Estimation Error ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Body Adiposity ◽  
South Central ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Minute Walk

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) provides oxygen to the exercising muscles and is related to body adiposity, with cardiometabolic variables. The aim was to develop reference values and a predictive model of CRF in Chilean adolescents. A total of 741 adolescents of both genders (15.7 years old) participated in a basic anthropometry, performance in the six-minute walk test (SMWT), and in Course Navette was measured. Percentiles were determined for the SMWT, for the V̇O2max, and an equation was developed to estimate it. The validity of the equation was checked using distribution assumptions and the Bland–Altman diagram. The STATA v.14 program was used (p < 0.05). The 50th percentile values for males and females in the SMWT and in the V̇O2max of Course Navette were, respectively, from 607 to 690 and from 630 to 641 m, and from 43.9 to 45 and from 37.5 to 31.5 mlO2·kg·min−1, for the range of 13 to 17 years. For its part, the model to predict V̇O2max incorporated gender, heart rate, height, waist-to-height ratio (WHR), and distance in the SMWT (R2 = 0.62; estimation error = 0.38 LO2·min−1; p <0.001). Reference values can guide physical fitness in Chilean adolescents, and V̇O2max was possible to predict from morphofunctional variables.

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