Journal article
The two-minute walk test as a measure of functional capacity in cardiac surgery patients11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine construct validity and sensitivity of the two-minute walk test (2MWT) in cardiac surgery patients.
DESIGN: Measurements were made in patients preoperatively, during the postoperative in-hospital stay, and 6 to 8 weeks after discharge from hospital.
Authors
Brooks D; Parsons J; Tran D; Jeng B; Gorczyca B; Newton J; Lo V; Dear C; Silaj E; Hawn T
Journal
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 85, No. 9, pp. 1525–1530
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.apmr.2004.01.023
ISSN
0003-9993
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Activities of Daily LivingAgedAnalysis of VarianceCoronary Artery BypassCross-Sectional StudiesDiscriminant AnalysisExercise TestFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessPostoperative CarePreoperative CareSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWalking