Is the 6-minute cycle test useful in a cardiac rehabilitation programme?

Autor:	P. Villumsen, S. Møller, D.W. Van Lelieveld
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Physical medicine and rehabilitation Rehabilitation business.industry Coefficient of variation medicine.medical_treatment Conventional PCI Physical therapy Medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Repeatability business Test (assessment)
Zdroj:	European Journal of Physiotherapy. 16:17-24
ISSN:	2167-9177 2167-9169
DOI:	10.3109/21679169.2013.860622
Popis:	Purpose: To determine the repeatability of the 6-minute cycle test (6MC), and the usability of the 6MC as a measure of outcome changes in a cardiac rehabilitation programme (CR). Method: Subjects were 49 PCI patients, aged 43–68 years, participating in a phase II CR programme. Repeatability: Each patient performed a 6MC test and retest on 2 separate days. The workload of the 6MC was determined by an incremental ergometer cycle test prior to the 6MC test. Outcome: 36 of the initial 49 patients performed the 6MC tests after 8 and 12 weeks of exercise and again 1 month after completing the CR programme. Results: The coefficient of variation (CV) was 4.2% for the 6MC. The 95% CI for the difference between test–retest were for the 6MC [− 0.185 to 0.285] km., p = 0.044. Data showed significant changes between baseline and 8 weeks of exercise, p < 0.01. Data revealed individual improvements exceeding the 95% CI of the patients. Conclusion: 6MC showed to be able to determine collective and individual outc...
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