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Self-Administered Six-Minute Walk Test Using a Free Smartphone App in Asymptomatic Adults: Reliability and Reproducibility

Background: The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple, inexpensive, reliable, and reproducible test that provides a reasonable estimate of the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). We aimed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of a self-administered 6MWT in asymptomatic adults using a free smartpho...

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Autores principales: de Jesus, Matheus Oliveira, Ostolin, Thatiane Lopes Valentim Di Paschoale, Proença, Neli Leite, da Silva, Rodrigo Pereira, Dourado, Victor Zuniga
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031118
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Ostolin, Thatiane Lopes Valentim Di Paschoale
Proença, Neli Leite
da Silva, Rodrigo Pereira
Dourado, Victor Zuniga
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description Background: The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple, inexpensive, reliable, and reproducible test that provides a reasonable estimate of the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). We aimed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of a self-administered 6MWT in asymptomatic adults using a free smartphone app. Methods: In the 1st phase, 93 participants underwent a supervised 6MWT (6MWTsup) in a 30 m indoor corridor, using a triaxial accelerometer and their smartphones to compare the total step counts and to develop a 6-min walk distance (6MWD) prediction equation. In the 2nd phase, 25 participants performed the 6MWTsup and two self-administered 6MWTs outdoors (6MWTsa1 and 6MWTsa2, at least 48 h apart) using a free smartphone app. Results: The agreement between accelerometer- and app-based total step counts was limited (mean difference, −58.7 steps (−8.7%): 95% confidence interval, −326.5 (−46.8%) to 209.1 (29.3%)). The best algorithm for predicting the 6MWTsup(m) included: 795.456 + (0.815 height(m) app-steps) − (1.620 age(years)) − (3.005 weight(kg)) − (1.155 app-steps), R(2) = 0.609). The intraclass correlation coefficient between 6MWTsa2 and 6MWTsa1 was excellent (0.91: 0.81–0.96). The coefficient of variation was 6.4%. The agreement between the two self-administered tests was narrow (−1.9 (0.2%) meters: −57.4 (−9.5%) to 61.3 (9.9%)). Conclusions: The self-administered 6MWT has excellent reliability and reproducibility in asymptomatic adults, being a valuable tool for assessing CRF in community-based interventions.
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spelling pubmed-88342512022-02-12 Self-Administered Six-Minute Walk Test Using a Free Smartphone App in Asymptomatic Adults: Reliability and Reproducibility de Jesus, Matheus Oliveira Ostolin, Thatiane Lopes Valentim Di Paschoale Proença, Neli Leite da Silva, Rodrigo Pereira Dourado, Victor Zuniga Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple, inexpensive, reliable, and reproducible test that provides a reasonable estimate of the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). We aimed to assess the reliability and reproducibility of a self-administered 6MWT in asymptomatic adults using a free smartphone app. Methods: In the 1st phase, 93 participants underwent a supervised 6MWT (6MWTsup) in a 30 m indoor corridor, using a triaxial accelerometer and their smartphones to compare the total step counts and to develop a 6-min walk distance (6MWD) prediction equation. In the 2nd phase, 25 participants performed the 6MWTsup and two self-administered 6MWTs outdoors (6MWTsa1 and 6MWTsa2, at least 48 h apart) using a free smartphone app. Results: The agreement between accelerometer- and app-based total step counts was limited (mean difference, −58.7 steps (−8.7%): 95% confidence interval, −326.5 (−46.8%) to 209.1 (29.3%)). The best algorithm for predicting the 6MWTsup(m) included: 795.456 + (0.815 height(m) app-steps) − (1.620 age(years)) − (3.005 weight(kg)) − (1.155 app-steps), R(2) = 0.609). The intraclass correlation coefficient between 6MWTsa2 and 6MWTsa1 was excellent (0.91: 0.81–0.96). The coefficient of variation was 6.4%. The agreement between the two self-administered tests was narrow (−1.9 (0.2%) meters: −57.4 (−9.5%) to 61.3 (9.9%)). Conclusions: The self-administered 6MWT has excellent reliability and reproducibility in asymptomatic adults, being a valuable tool for assessing CRF in community-based interventions. MDPI 2022-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8834251/ /pubmed/35162141 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031118 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Self-Administered Six-Minute Walk Test Using a Free Smartphone App in Asymptomatic Adults: Reliability and Reproducibility
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031118
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