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American Thoracic Society Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 166. pp 111 117, 2002 DOI: address: ATS Statement: Guidelines for the Six-Minute Walk Test T HIS O FFICIAL S TATEMENT OF THE A MERICAN T HORACIC S OCIETY WAS APPROVED BY THE ATS B OARD OF D IRECTORS M ARCH 2002 CONTENTS Purpose and ScopeBackgroundIndications and LimitationsContraindicationsSafety IssuesTechnical Aspects of the 6 - Minute Walk TestRequired EquipmentPatient PreparationMeasurementsQuality AssuranceInterpretationReferences PURPOSE AND SCOPE This statement provides practical guidelines for the 6-minutewalk test (6 MWT).
test to evaluate the functional capacity by measuring the dis-tance walked during a defined period of time (5). A 12-minute field performance test was then developed to evaluate the level of physical fitness of healthy individuals (6). The walking test was also adapted to assess disability in patients with chronic bronchitis (7).
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