Factors associated with the 6-minute walk test in nursing home residents and community-dwelling older adults
| Autor: | Vicent Benavent Caballer, Juan José Amer-Cuenca, Pedro Rosado-Calatayud, Eva Segura-Ortí, Juan Francisco Lisón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living 6-minute walk test business.industry Gerontological nursing Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Stepwise regression Test (assessment) Physical performance Preferred walking speed Berg Balance Scale Older adults Physical therapy medicine Original Article business Body mass index human activities Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 0915-5287 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] The main objective of this study was to determine the contributions and extent to which certain physical measurements explain performance in the 6-minute walk test in healthy older adults living in a geriatric nursing home and for older adults dwelling in the community. [Subjects] The subjects were 122 adults aged 65 and older with no cognitive impairment who were independent in their daily activities. [Methods] The 6-minute walk test, age, body mass index, walking speed, chair stand test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up-and-Go test, rectus femoris cross-sectional area, Short Physical Performance Battery, and hand-grip strength were examined. [Results] Strong significant associations were found between mobility, lower-limb function, balance, and the 6-minute walk test. A stepwise multiple regression on the entire sample showed that lower-limb function was a significant and independent predictor for the 6-minute walk test. Additionally, lower-limb function was a strong predictor for the 6-minute walk test in our nursing home group, whereas mobility was found to be the best predictor in our community-dwelling group. [Conclusion] Better lower-limb function, balance, and mobility result in a higher distance covered by healthy older adults. Lower-limb function and mobility appeared to best determine walking performance in the nursing home and community-dwelling groups, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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