Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness in Physiotherapy Practice: Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of Clinical Field Tests and a Patient-Reported Measure

Tveter, Anne Therese; Dagfinrud, Hanne; Moseng, T.; Holm, Inger

doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.5042

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“…The 6MWD test is a feasible clinical field test measuring patients’ walking ability, but the test has also been shown to reflect cardiorespiratory fitness (VO 2 max ) in patients as well as healthy individuals . Burr et al reported a “significant moderate strength association” between the 6MWD and VO 2 max and that in adjusted regression equations, the 6MWD predicted 72% of the VO 2 max variance in healthy subjects .…”

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Osteoarthritis‐Related Walking Disability and Arterial Stiffness: Results From a Cross‐Sectional Study

Joseph

Hagen

Tveter

et al. 2019

Arthritis Care & Research

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Already from the age of forty, people with OA have significantly shorter mean walking distance compared to matched peers, underlining the importance of early clinical approach to OA. Further, in the OA-group, the 6MWD was significantly associated with arterial stiffness, suggesting that walking ability is important for the CVD risk profile in OA. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Osteoarthritis‐Related Walking Disability and Arterial Stiffness: Results From a Cross‐Sectional Study

Joseph

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“…However, it might be relevant to highlight that these results have been calculated with the prevailing and rather strict formula containing 95% confidence [ 24 , 32 ] (meaning that one can be 95% certain that the results are correct). One might consider if it could be of higher clinical value to calculate the measurement error with 80-90% confidence instead [ 41 ], something likely to result in a more manageable measurement error that can be relied upon with 80-90% certainty.…”

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The Mini-BESTest - a clinically reproducible tool for balance evaluations in mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease?

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BackgroundThe Mini-BESTest is a clinical balance test that has shown a high sensitivity in detecting balance impairments in elderly with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, its reproducibility between different raters and between test occasions has yet to be investigated in a clinical context. Moreover, no one has investigated the reproducibility of the Mini-BESTest's subcomponents (i.e. anticipatory postural adjustments; postural responses; sensory orientation and dynamic gait).We aimed to investigate the inter-rater and test-retest reproducibility (reliability as well as agreement) of the Mini-BESTest, as well as its subcomponents, in elderly with mild to moderate PD, performed under conditions assimilating clinical practice.MethodThis was an observational measurement study with a test-retest design.Twenty-seven individuals with idiopathic PD (66 - 80 years, mean age: 73; Hoehn & Yahr: 2-3; 1-15 years since diagnosis) were included. Two test administrators, having different experiences with the Mini-BESTest, administered the test individually, in separate rooms in a hospital setting. For the test-retest assessment, all participants returned 7 days after the first test session to perform the Mini-BESTest under similar conditions. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC2.1), standard error of measurement (SEMagreement), and smallest real difference (SRD) were analyzed.ResultsThe Mini-BESTest showed good reliability for both inter-rater and test-retest reproducibility (ICC = 0.72 and 0.80). Regarding agreement, the measurement error (SRD) was found to be 4.1 points (accounting for 15% of the maximal total score) for inter-rater reproducibility and 3.4 points (12% of the maximal total score) for test-retest reproducibility. The investigation of the Mini-BESTest's subcomponents showed a similar pattern for both inter-rater and test-retest reproducibility, where postural responses had the largest proportional measurement error, and sensory orientation showed the highest agreement.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that the Mini-BESTest is able to distinguish between individuals with mild to moderate PD; however, when used in clinical balance assessments, the large measurement error needs to be accounted for.

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“…Considering the importance of cardiorespiratory system efficiency in quality of life (30), as well as the unwillingness of people to perform maximal GXT (31), the importance of the native VO2peak prediction equation based on submaximal 6MWT in Iranian population is highlighted.…”

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Design and cross-validation of prediction equation based on 6-minute walk test for assessing the cardiorespiratory efficiency in Iranian adolescent boys

Jalili

Nazem

Sazvar

2018

J Shahrekord Univ Med Sci

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Background and aims: Measurement of the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) (VO2peak) is not possible in every clinical and exercise setting due to complexity, cost, and time required. Submaximal field exercise test in an alternative method. Among exercise tests, the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) measures the maximal distance which a person can walk in 6 minutes. The purpose of the present study was to develop and cross-validate the VO2peak prediction equation based on the 6MWT in boys. Methods: VO2peak was measured by Bruce treadmill protocol with gas analysis in 157 healthy boys (13-17 years old). The 6MWT and anthropometric variables were measured according to standard methods. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Results: It was found that VO2peak of the boys had a significant correlation with 6MWT and anthropometric variables (r=0.318-0.853). VO2peak of the adolescent boys could be predicted by the distance walked in 6 minutes and body mass index (BMI) (R2 = 0.825, SEE = 2.81 mL/kg/min, P<0.001). When the new VO2peak prediction equation was applied for the subjects of this study, predicted VO2peak had a high correlation with measured VO2peak (r = 0.908, P<0.001). Conclusion: The 6MWT and proposed native VO2peak prediction equation could be used as a simple and safe tool for measurement of the CRF in the boys. It seems that physicians, exercise and fitness coaches, and physiotherapists could be able to evaluate the effect of medical and exercise prescriptions on the CRF of the boys via performing the 6MWT. This claim needs future studies.

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Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness in Physiotherapy Practice: Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of Clinical Field Tests and a Patient-Reported Measure

Cited by 47 publications

References 49 publications

Osteoarthritis‐Related Walking Disability and Arterial Stiffness: Results From a Cross‐Sectional Study

Osteoarthritis‐Related Walking Disability and Arterial Stiffness: Results From a Cross‐Sectional Study

The Mini-BESTest - a clinically reproducible tool for balance evaluations in mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease?

Design and cross-validation of prediction equation based on 6-minute walk test for assessing the cardiorespiratory efficiency in Iranian adolescent boys

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