Factors associated with the 6-minute walk test in nursing home residents and community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT: [Purpose] The main objective of this study was to determine the contributions and extent to which certain physical measurements explain performance in the 6-minute walk test in healthy older adults living in a geriatric nursing home and for older adults dwelling in the community. [Subjects] The subjects were 122 adults aged 65 and older with no cognitive impairment who were independent in their daily activities. [Methods] The 6-minute walk test, age, body mass index, walking speed, chair stand test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up-and-Go test, rectus femoris cross-sectional area, Short Physical Performance Battery, and hand-grip strength were examined. [Results] Strong significant associations were found between mobility, lower-limb function, balance, and the 6-minute walk test. A stepwise mu

SUBMITTER: Caballer VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4681947 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature