Correlation of 4 meter gait speed with 6 mwd in copd patients-a cross sectional study
International Journal of Development Research
Correlation of 4 meter gait speed with 6 mwd in copd patients-a cross sectional study
Received 20th October, 2018; Received in revised form 29th November, 2018; Accepted 08th December, 2018; Published online 30th January, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Dr. Ruchita Killedar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Study objective: To Correlate of 4-meter gait speed with 6 MWD in COPD patients. Materials and methods: 50 diagnosed COPD patients underwent 4-meter gait speed test and six minute walk test by two examiners. Data obtained from both the tests was correlated. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation setup Time duration: Three months Participants: 50 diagnosed COPD patients. Conclusion: There is a weak positive correlation between 4-meter gait speed and Six minute walk distance in COPD patients
