The 6 minute walk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: longitudinal changes and minimum important difference

Swigris, Jeffrey J.; Wamboldt, Frederick S.; Behr, Jürgen; du Bois, Roland M.; King, Talmadge E.; Raghu, Ganesh and Brown, Kevin K. (February 2010): The 6 minute walk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: longitudinal changes and minimum important difference. In: Thorax, Vol. 65, No. 2: pp. 173-177

Abstract

The response characteristics of the 6 minute walk test (6MWT) in studies of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are only poorly understood, and the change in walk distance that constitutes the minimum important difference (MID) over time is unknown.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 1468-3296
• Alliance/National Licence: This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.
• Language: English