ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Evaluation of Prolonged Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Reliability of the Spatio-Temporal Walking Variables during the 6-Minute Walk Test.
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- Development Technologies for the Monitoring of Six-Minute Walk Test: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Establishing the Reliability of The Step Test Evaluation of Performance on Stairs (STEPS) in Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Measurement Properties of Backward Walking and Its Sensitivity and Feasibility in Predicting Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS care · 2024Article
- Automatic Assessment of the 2-Minute Walk Distance for Remote Monitoring of People with Multiple Sclerosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Stability of sensor-based gait parameters reassessed after a period of one year in people with multiple sclerosis.BMC neurology · 2023Article
- Locomotor Strategy to Perform 6-Minute Walk Test in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective Observational Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Observational
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Abstract
backgroundWalking disorders represent the most disabling condition in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). Several studies showed good reliability of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) (i.e., especially distance traveled), but little is known about the reliability of the Spatio-temporal (ST) variables in the 6MWT.
objectiveTo evaluate the test-retest reliability of ST variables and perceived exertion during the 6MWT in PwMS and comparable healthy persons.
methodsWe explored three 1-min intervals (initial: 0'-1', middle: 2'30″-3'30″, end: 5'-6') of the 6MWT. Six ST variables and perceived exertion were measured (respectively, using the GAITRite system and the Borg Scale). These measurements were performed twice, 1 week apart. The test-retest effects were assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) or the weighted kappa.
resultsForty-five PwMS and 24 healthy persons were included. The test-retest reliability of ST variables values was good-to-excellent for PwMS (ICC range: 0.858-0.919) and moderate-to-excellent for healthy persons (ICC range: 0.569-0.946). The test-retest reliability values of perceived exertion were fair for PwMS (weighted kappa range: 0.279-0.376) and substantial for healthy persons (weighted kappa range: 0.734-0.788).
conclusionThe measurement of ST variables during these 6MWT intervals is reliable and applicable in clinical practice and research to adapt rehabilitation care in PwMS.
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