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Reproducibility of the 6-Minute Walk Test for Ambulatory Oxygen Prescription
2010
Respiration
strated consistency in meeting the criteria for ambulatory oxygen set forth by the CMS on all three 6MWT with a statistic of 0.62. The percent agreement between 6MWTs for ambulatory oxygen prescription was 72% and the paired observation was 51%. Conclusions: The 6MWT distance is simple and widely used as a consistent measure of functional capacity in patients with COPD; however, the 6MWT oxygen saturation has only modest reproducibility in determining the need for ambulatory oxygen in stable COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation.
doi:10.1159/000220343
pmid:19468196
fatcat:e43avpsaxrh7rjit34v4ut4wby