Feasibility, criterion and construct convergent validity of the 2-minute walk test and the 10-meter walk test in an oncological context.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the feasibility, the criterion, and the construct convergent validity of the 2-Minute Walk Test (2MWT) and the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MeWT) against the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) to assess walking capacity in people with cancer. The criterion concurrent validity of a self-test version of the 10MeWT (10MeWT_self-test) was also evaluated against the 10MeWT.

Methods

Fifty-six people with cancer performed the 2MWT, the 10MeWT at comfortable and fast speeds, the 6MWT, and the 10MeWT_self-test. The feasibility of the tests was assessed using safety, adverse events, space requirements, time taken to administer and interpret the tool, equipment or training required, cost, and portability as criteria. Validity was assessed using Pearson correlat

SUBMITTER: Reinmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10692807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature