Comparative survey of the six-minute walk test on the treadmill and on the corridor in cardiac patients

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Comparative survey of the six-minute walk test on the treadmill and on the corridor in cardiac patients [I] Estudo comparativo do teste da caminhada de seis minutos na esteira e no corredor em pacientes cardiopatas [A] Benedita Kamily Oliveira Magalhães [a] , Caio César Guimarães de Freitas [b] , Natália Bitar da Cunha Olegario [c] , Framartinho Carlos Silva Araújo [d] , Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da Silva [e] [a] Graduate, Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, CE -Brazil, e-mail: kamily2005@hotmail.com [b] Graduate, Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, CE -Brazil, e-mail: caiocesargf@hotmail.com [c] MSc, Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, CE -Brazil, e-mail: nath_bitar@hotmail.com [d] MSc, professor, Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, CE -Brazil, e-mail: araujofram@hotmail.com [e] MSc, professor, Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor), Fortaleza, CE -Brazil, e-mail: guilhermepinheiro87@hotmail.com [R] Abstract Introduction: The six minute walk test (6MWT) is considered an important tool in the evaluation of physical capacity, monitoration and the effectiveness of treatment in cardiac patients. Objective: To compare the 6MWT on the treadmill and corridor in cardiac patients. Methods: Participated 24 cardiac patients, being 12 male and 12 female with 56.7 ± 12.7 years age average, submitted to the six-minute walk test on the treadmill (6MWTT) and on the corridor (6MWTC) in an interval of seven days. The analyzed variables were: walked distance, respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and oxygen saturation (SatO 2 ). Results: It was statistically significant difference in the comparison between the tests for the variables: walked distance, SBP, DBP and SatO 2 (p > 0.05). The only statistically significant variable was the HR after the test application (p = 0.03). Conclusion: After the two tests application, there was similarity in the variables: walked distance, SBP, DBP and SatO 2 with no significant statistical differences. Only the HR presented statistical significance between groups at the end of the tests.