Department of Internal Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):604-607. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7541.
The six-minute walk test is a sub-maximal exercise test used in clinical populations to determine functional exercise capacity. It is a safe, simple, and inexpensive test. There are a number of reference equations described for estimating six-minute walk distance in healthy subjects in different countries. However, there is a lack of standard reference value for six minute walk distance in healthy Nepalese population. The aim of the study was to find the mean six minute walk distance of healthy healthcare workers of a tertiary care centre.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among healthy health care workers of a tertiary care centre from 1 August 2021 to 30 November 2021 after taking ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 1507202105). Convenience sampling was done. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
The mean six-minute walk distance of the 162 healthy health care workers was 486.74±74.73 (475.23-498.24, 95% Confidence Interval) m. Men walked 519.61±79.19 m and women walked 474.12±75.62 m. The mean age of the participants was 29.25±8.25 years.
The mean six-minute walk distance was found to be lower when compared to similar studies conducted in similar settings.
exercise test; health personnel; healthy volunteer; walk test.
六分钟步行试验是一种在临床人群中用于确定功能运动能力的亚最大运动试验。它是一种安全、简单且经济的测试。已经有许多描述用于估计不同国家健康受试者六分钟步行距离的参考方程。然而，在尼泊尔健康人群中，六分钟步行距离缺乏标准的参考值。本研究的目的是确定三级保健中心的健康保健工作者的平均六分钟步行距离。
这是一项在 2021 年 8 月 1 日至 11 月 30 日期间对三级保健中心的健康保健工作者进行的描述性横断面研究，研究获得了机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：1507202105）。采用便利抽样法。计算了点估计值和 95%置信区间。
162 名健康保健工作者的平均六分钟步行距离为 486.74±74.73（475.23-498.24，95%置信区间）米。男性行走 519.61±79.19 米，女性行走 474.12±75.62 米。参与者的平均年龄为 29.25±8.25 岁。
与在类似环境中进行的类似研究相比，发现平均六分钟步行距离较低。
运动试验；卫生人员；健康志愿者；步行试验。
