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The modified Borg/6-min walk distance ratio: a method to assess exertional breathlessness and leg discomfort using the 6-min walk test

BACKGROUND: The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is widely used to assess exercise capacity across chronic health conditions, but is currently not useful to assess symptoms, as the scores do not account for the 6-min walk distance (6MWD). We aimed to 1) develop normative reference equations for breathlessness...

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Autores principales: Ekström, Magnus, Li, Pei Zhi, Lewthwaite, Hayley, Bourbeau, Jean, Tan, Wan C., Jensen, Dennis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37753276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00281-2023