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OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and other
commonly used clinical outcome measures to predict home and community walking
activity in high-functioning people with stroke. DESIGN: Cross-sectional.
SETTING: Outpatient physical therapy clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Participants (N=32)
with chronic stroke (n=19; >6mo poststroke) with self-selected gait speed (GS)
faster than .40m/s and age-matched healthy participants (n=13). INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Independent variables: 6MWT, self-selected
GS, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), lower extremity motor section of the Fugl-Meyer
Assessment, and Stroke Impact Scale. Dependent variable: average steps taken per
day during a 7-day period, measured using an accelerometer. RESULTS: 6MWT,
self-selected GS, and BBS were moderately related to home and community walking
activity. The 6MWT was the only predictor of average steps taken per day; it
explained 46% of the variance in steps per day. CONCLUSIONS: The 6MWT is a useful
outcome measure in higher functioning people with stroke to guide intervention
and assess community walking activity.
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