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.

scholarly journals 6 Minute Walk Test (6-MWT) as a Tool for Predicting Post Operative Pulmonary Complications in Abdominal Surgeries

2021 ◽  
pp. 204-209
Author(s):  
K. Janani ◽  
K. Rajkumaran ◽  
S. Niranjani
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Pulmonary Complication ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Pulmonary Complications ◽  
Uncontrolled Hypertension ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Background: Post operative pulmonary complications (PPC) contribute to increased morbidity and mortality. Thus pre operative assessment is required. Six minute walk test (6-MWT) is a simple and reliable test which is recently being included in pre operative evaluation. Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the value of the six minute walk test as a reliable tool in detecting post operative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Materials and Methods: It is a prospective observational study conducted in a tertiary care centre for a period of 3 months. 66 patients in the age group of 40-60 years undergoing elective abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia were included in this study based on universal sampling method. Patients with recent coronary syndrome, uncontrolled hypertension, cardiac diseases, pregnancy and conditions which impair walking (eg. Arthiritis) were excluded from the study.     6 minute walk test was performed before the surgery. The procedure was explained to the patients and consent was obtained. The test was conducted on a flat surface of 20m near our pre anaesthetic clinic and the patient was asked to walk for a period of 6 minutes in their own comfortable pace. The distance covered by the patients in the 6 minutes was noted. Vitals such a SpO2, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressures were recorded before and after the test. The patients were followed up for the development of pulmonary complications in the post operative period. Results: Out of the 66 patients included in the study, 35 patients did not develop        PPC (Group 1) and 31 patients developed PPC (Group2) including one death due to respiratory failure. The six minute walk distance in the PPC group was significantly less (p=0.0001) when compared to that of the non PPC group. Patients in the PPC group also required prolonged hospital stay. Pneumonia was the most commonly developed post operative pulmonary complication. Conclusion: Six minute walk test is a useful tool in predicting post operative pulmonary complication in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.  

scholarly journals Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential of 6-minute walk test in patients with heart failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 2460
Author(s):  
A. V. Budnevsky ◽  
A. Ya. Kravchenko ◽  
R. E. Tokmachev ◽  
T. A. Chernik ◽  
E. V. Tokmachev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Appropriate Therapy ◽  
Heart Disorders ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a well-known exercise test used in medical practice to assess the functional status of patients with various chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The results of modern research describe new potential of 6MWT, which allow a more accurate interpretation and predict the course of diseases. Heart failure (HF) is the outcome of many structural and functional heart disorders. To improve the prognosis of patients with HF, early diagnosis, appropriate therapy and effective control of the disease course are important components. This review describes the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential of 6MWT in patients with HF.

scholarly journals The effect of virtual reality exercise on physical fitness

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Dawid Bedrunka ◽  
Katarzyna Buchta ◽  
Patryk Szary ◽  
Katarzyna Maniakowska ◽  
Pawel Kiper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Mean ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess physical fitness (PF) in healthy volunteers using the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) after a series of training sessions in virtual reality (VR) using the X-box 360 Kinect System. Materials and methods: This pilot study consisted of 32 healthy subjects aged 19 to 24 years (12 males and 20 females) with the mean age of 20.6±1.4 years and the mean BMI of 23.29±2.3. The subjects participated in the study for 2 weeks, at a frequency of 4 sessions weekly. Each session comprised 4 Kinect Adventures games: 20 000 Leaks, Curvy Creak, Rally Ball and Reflex Ridge. The Senior Fitness Test was used to assess physical fitness. Results: Analysis of data showed improvement in Arm-Curl (30.0 repetitions (rep.)) vs. 35.8 rep., p<0.001), Chair Stand (26.6 rep. vs. 30.2 rep., p<0.001), Back Scratch (3.1 cm vs. 6.1 cm, p<0.033), Chair Sit-and-Reach (1.0 cm vs. 5.3 cm, p<0.001), Up-and-Go (3.5 sec. vs. 3.2 sec., p<0.001) and 6-Minute Walk Test (731.3 m vs. 747.8.m, p<0.220). Statistically significant improvement was noted in 5 out of 6 STF trials. Only the 6-Minute Walk test results were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Training using a console with the Kinect motion sensor had positive effects on the physical fitness of the healthy volunteers.

Abstract 15403: Is the Sum Greater Than the Whole? Association of Heart Risk Factors and Echocardiographic Parameters With Reduction in 6-Minute Walk Test in Stage A Heart Failure

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark T Nolan ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Hilda Yang ◽  
Thomas H Marwick
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Prior Chemotherapy ◽  
6Mwt Distance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Echocardiographic Parameters ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Introduction: Chemotherapy increases long-term risk of heart failure (HF), but its impact relative to other HF risk factors is unknown. 6 minute walk test (6MWT) provides prognostic information regarding hospitalization and mortality in HF patients. We sought the relative role of these factors on echocardiographic changes and 6MWT. Hypothesis: Prior chemotherapy is associated with greater functional impairment than other stage A HF risk factors. Methods: We recruited 521 asymptomatic pts from the community aged ¬>65 years with stage A heart failure (SAHF, based on at least one of: diabetes, obesity, hypertension, coronary artery disease or chemotherapy). All went echocardiographic studies and 6MWT. 45 patients had previous chemotherapy (mean interval 7±7.5 years) and underwent 6MWT. These patients were matched 2:1 using demographic and clinical characteristics with patients who did not receive chemotherapy. Fisher’s test and independent t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: There were no significant difference in demographic variables. The chemotherapy group had a significantly lower 6MWT distance (mean difference -155m) and significantly higher proportion of patients with 6MWT distance < 400m (26.7% vs. 11%, p=0.043). There were no significant difference in other echocardiographic parameters assessing systolic, diastolic and geometrical parameters. Conclusion: Prior chemotherapy has a significant long-term effect on functional capacity in comparison with other SAHF factors. As no one echo parameter was associated with this difference, this could potentially be secondary to noncardiac (including vascular) parameters.

scholarly journals Six-minute walk test and respiratory muscle strength in patients with uncontrolled severe asthma: a pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Ferreira Pereira ◽  
Eliane Viana Mancuzo ◽  
Camila Farnese Rezende ◽  
Ricardo de Amorim Côrrea
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Severe Asthma ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Oral Corticosteroids ◽  
Minute Walk

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate respiratory muscle strength and six-minute walk test (6MWT) variables in patients with uncontrolled severe asthma (UCSA). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving UCSA patients followed at a university hospital. The patients underwent 6MWT, spirometry, and measurements of respiratory muscle strength, as well as completing the Asthma Control Test (ACT). The Mann-Whitney test was used in order to analyze 6MWT variables, whereas the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine whether there was an association between the use of oral corticosteroids and respiratory muscle strength. RESULTS: We included 25 patients. Mean FEV1 was 58.8 ± 21.8% of predicted, and mean ACT score was 14.0 ± 3.9 points. No significant difference was found between the median six-minute walk distance recorded for the UCSA patients and that predicted for healthy Brazilians (512 m and 534 m, respectively; p = 0.14). During the 6MWT, there was no significant drop in SpO2. Mean MIP and MEP were normal (72.9 ± 15.2% and 67.6 ± 22.2%, respectively). Comparing the patients treated with at least four courses of oral corticosteroids per year and those treated with three or fewer, we found no significant differences in MIP (p = 0.15) or MEP (p = 0.45). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that UCSA patients are similar to normal subjects in terms of 6MWT variables and respiratory muscle strength. The use of oral corticosteroids has no apparent impact on respiratory muscle strength.

scholarly journals Validity of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Patients with End-Stage Lung Diseases Wearing an Oronasal Surgical Mask in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Respiration ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Isabell Anna Just ◽  
Felix Schoenrath ◽  
Philipp Passinger ◽  
Julia Stein ◽  
Dagmar Kemper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Capacity ◽  
Lung Diseases ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Functional Exercise ◽  
Functional Exercise Capacity ◽  
End Stage ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Minute Walk

<b><i>Background and Objectives:</i></b> The 6-minute walk test (6MWT), as a clinical assessment tool for functional exercise capacity, is an integral component of lung allocation scores (LASs). In times of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, patients underwent 6MWTs wearing a surgical mask in ambulatory care. We investigated the impact of wearing a mask on 6-minute walk distances (6MWDs). <b><i>Method:</i></b> 6MWDs of 64 patients with end-stage lung diseases wearing an oronasal surgical mask were retrospectively compared to previously investigated 6MWDs of the same cohort, in a pre-COVID-19 pandemic era, without wearing a mask. Four patients were excluded due to a primary vascular disease, 29 patients due to clinically unstable pulmonary functions, and 1 patient due to a psychiatric disorder. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The median age of the patients included was 55 (46–58) years; 15 (48%) were male. Ten (32.2%) were on the Eurotransplant lung transplant waiting list with a median LAS of 34.3 (31.9–36.2). Twenty (64.5%) patients had chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, 7 (22.6%) had interstitial lung diseases, and 4 (12.9%) had other end-stage lung diseases. The mean 6MWD without versus with wearing a mask was 306.9 (101.9) versus 305.7 (103.8) m, with a mean difference of −1.19 m (95% confidence interval −13.4 to 11.03). The observed difference is statistically equivalent to zero (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). No significant differences in 6MWDs were observed between the clinical groups. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Wearing an oronasal surgical mask did not affect the 6MWDs of patients with advanced lung diseases. Therefore, a masked 6MWT appears to provide a reliable examination of functional exercise capacity in this cohort.

scholarly journals Variáveis preditivas do teste de caminhada de seis minutos em crianças saudáveis: revisão de literatura

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31699
Author(s):  
Fernanda Cabral Xavier Sarmento De Figueiredo ◽  
Luanna Oliveira Leal ◽  
Bianca Dana Horongozo Itaborahy ◽  
Fabiana De Figueiredo Ribeiro ◽  
Antônio Manoel Gulart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Values ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Introdução: O teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC 6 ) é comumente utilizado na faixa etária pediátrica, e variáveis preditivas e valores de referência têm sido estudados para o teste.Objetivo: Apresentar os achados na literatura sobre a determinação de variáveis preditivas e valores de referência para o TC 6 na população pediátrica.Materiais e Métodos: Revisão de literatura através de pesquisa nas bases de dados eletrônicas PubMed e EBSCO utilizando as palavras-chave: “child”, “six minute walk test”, “reference values” e “6-minute walk test”, buscando estudos que apresentassem valores e/ou equações de referência e apresentação de variáveis preditivas. Não foi utilizada restrição temporal e de idioma nas publicações.Resultados: De um total de 20 estudos, foram selecionados 11, os quais incluíram indivíduos entre 4 e 18 anos. A idade foi a variável de mais frequente relação com o desempenho no teste, seguida de massa corporal, estatura, sexo, variação da frequência cardíaca, índice de massa corporal e nível de atividade física . A altura foi a única variável preditiva comum em todos os estudos. Nota-se que diferentes metodologias e modificações são empregadas na realização do TC 6 .Conclusão: Diferentes equações de referência, bem como variáveis preditivas, são identificadas, sendo apenas a estatura comum nas diferentes publicações analisadas. Mesmo o TC 6 sendo um teste comumente utilizado, não há metodologia de aplicação e padronização em pediatria.

scholarly journals 'CORRELATION OF 6 MINUTE WALK TEST WITH CLINICO-RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN STABLE COPD PATIENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Manish Meena ◽  
Aashish Kumar Singh* ◽  
Shashi Prakash Agnihotri
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Six Minute Walk Test ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
6 Minute Walk Test ◽  
Minute Walk

Background: Six minute walk test (6MWT), represent a useful marker for exercise capacity and dynamic hyperination of COPD patients.Highresolution computed tomography (HRCT) has allowed in detection of airway wall abnormalities and emphysema, whose extent may correlate with the clinical severity of the disease in COPD patients. Material & methods: A cross sectional study was carried in 100 COPD patients attending Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of respiratory diseases, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, during June 2018 to May 2019.All patients underwent clinically (Modied Medical Research Council), radiologically (HRCT) &6MWT. Results:The 6MWTshowed that a negative correlation to dyspnea (mMRC grading), emphysema score & post FEV1% predicted (p<0.0001). Conclusion:The HRCTemphysema score can be used as an initial parameter for identify patients with high risk for COPD.

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