Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 894-897.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.05.032

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Methods and clinical significance of six-minute walk test in evaluating exercise tolerance

Zhang Shao-fu   

  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinan Military Area Command of Chinese PLA, Jinan  250031, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2010-09-16 Revised:2010-12-01 Online:2011-01-29 Published:2011-01-29
  • About author:Zhang Shao-fu★, Master, Chief physician, Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinan Military Area Command of Chinese PLA, Jinan 250031, Shandong Province, China zhangshaofu625@sina.com

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: 6 minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple exercise tolerance test that can reflect daily exercise condition of patient. It has also been used to evaluate heart and lung functions following transplantation. In particular, it is valuable in evaluating exercise condition of patients with primary nonfunction following lung transplantation.
OBJECTIVE: To review the application of 6MWT in evaluation exercise tolerance.
METHODS: A computer-based online search of PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/) and CNKI (http://www.cnki.net/) was performed for articles published from January 1963 to October 2010 related to 6MWT methods and its application in chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) with key words “6MWT, COPD” in English and Chinese. Repetitive studies and Meta analysis were excluded.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Of 40 papers gotten from the database, 23 were selected, including 20 original articles, 2 guidelines, and 1 commentary. Results show that 6MWT is a useful method to evaluate exercise tolerance and predicate outcome of patients with COPD.

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