Reliability and validity of the incremental shuttle walk test in patients with fully ambulatory multiple sclerosis

E Karanfil, Y Salcı, AF Balkan, G Sütçü… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Functional exercise capacity evaluation is crucial to monitor treatment effects
and disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Compared to other tests …

Six-minute walk test for persons with mild or moderate disability from multiple sclerosis: performance and explanatory factors

JL Wetzel, DK Fry, LA Pfalzer - Physiotherapy Canada, 2011 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which health
factors, functional measures, and pulmonary impairment explain performance on 6-Minute …

Comparison of physiological responses after incremental shuttle walking test and 6-minute walk test in patients with systemic sclerosis

B Ozcan Kahraman, A Tanriverdi, NH Sezgin… - Wiener klinische …, 2024 - Springer
Background The 6‑minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used to evaluate exercise
capacity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but there was no study using the …

Ecological validity of walking capacity tests following rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis

R Ehling, G Bsteh, A Muehlbacher, K Hermann… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Walking capacity tests are commonly used to evaluate interventions aiming at
reducing walking impairment in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). However, their …

Evaluation of prolonged walking in persons with multiple sclerosis: reliability of the spatio-temporal walking variables during the 6-minute walk test

N Hadouiri, E Monnet, A Gouelle, P Decavel… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Walking disorders represent the most disabling condition in persons with
Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). Several studies showed good reliability of the 6-min walk test …

Reliability and validity of the glittre activities of daily living test in fully ambulatory multiple sclerosis patients

G Kaya, N Köse, Y Salcı, K Armutlu, J Karakaya… - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Evaluation of activities of daily living (ADL) and functional exercise capacity in
patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) is crucial in demonstrating the effectiveness of …

[PDF][PDF] Timed Up-and-Go and 2-Minute Walk Test in patients with multiple sclerosis with mild disability: Reliability, responsiveness and link with perceived fatigue

EM MEDICA - European journal of physical and rehabilitation …, 2018 - dial.uclouvain.be
BACKGROUND: Mobility limitations are frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and
could already be present in patients with so-called mild neurological disability (Expanded …

Utility of the six-spot step test as a measure of walking performance in ambulatory individuals with multiple sclerosis

NE Fritz, A Jiang, J Keller, KM Zackowski - Archives of physical medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the concurrent validity of the Six-Spot Step Test (SSST) with clinical
measures of walking and spatiotemporal measures of gait in multiple sclerosis (MS), and to …

Six-minute walk distance as a measure of functional exercise capacity in multiple sclerosis

S Savci, D Inal-Ince, H Arikan… - Disability and …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. We hypothesised that six-minute walk (6MWT) distance of patients with ambulatory
multiple sclerosis (MS) would differ from age-matched healthy control subjects. We also …

Reliability and validity of the 4-meter walk test in patients with multiple sclerosis

T Ozkan, NO Unluer, Y Ates-Sari, SF Hangun… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Walking speed is considered a vital sign of health and better functional
outcomes. It is important to assess walking speed both for disease monitoring and before …