Arm span as a predictor of the six-minute walk test in healthy children

ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN, BUSE; Yuksel, Ertugrul; Nalbant, Abdurrahman; KOÇAK, UMUT; ÜNVER, BAYRAM

doi:10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.07.003

Arm span as a predictor of the six-minute walk test in healthy children

ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN B., Yuksel E., Nalbant A., KOÇAK U. Z., ÜNVER B.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.281-285, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.07.003
Dergi Adı: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Fuente Academica Plus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SportDiscus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-285
Anahtar Kelimeler: Anthropometry, Children, Function, Walking
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Six-minute walk test (6MWT) is the most used test to assess functional capacity. Including arm span in the prediction equations for 6MWT performance might be an alternative for use in traditional reference equations.