Is the six-minute walk test correlated with disease control and quality of life in children with asthma?

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dc.contributor.authorYüksel H.
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz Ö.
dc.contributor.authorGökşen B.
dc.contributor.authorÜstün S.
dc.contributor.authorSöǧüt A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:19:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAim: To evaluate the changes in a 6-min walk test (6MWT) and quality of life (QoL) before and after asthma control is achieved in children. A 6MWT is used in the determination of disease severity in many chronic childhood diseases. Materials and methods: Thirty-six asthmatic children, aged 6 to 15 years, were enrolled before asthma control was achieved. Disease severity parameters during the previous 3 months were recorded. All of the children completed an asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) and received a symptom score; a 6MWT was performed during enrollment and 1 month later, when asthma control was achieved. Results: The initial and follow-up mean 6MWT distances were 500.2 ± 139.1 and 577.8 ± 147.9 m, respectively (P < 0.001). The 6MWT distances and ACQ scores were significantly correlated initially (rho = -0.35, P = 0.04). The 6MWT distance was not correlated with clinical parameters (P > 0.05 for all). The initial ACQ score was significantly correlated with the symptom score and duration of asthma (rho = 0.62 vs. rho = -0.37). Conclusion: A 6MWT may be used in the functional assessment of children with uncontrolled asthma; it correlates with ACQ scores. The absence of a correlation between the 6MWT and patient-reported symptom severity or other clinical parameters may indicate the necessity to include a functional assessment into the clinical evaluation as well as QoL measures. © TÜBİTAK.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.3906/sag-1106-12
dc.identifier.issn13000144
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17582
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectbronchodilating agent
dc.subjectsteroid
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectasthma
dc.subjectasthma control questionnaire
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcorrelation analysis
dc.subjectdisease control
dc.subjectdisease duration
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfunctional assessment
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpreschool child
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectSix Minute Walk Test
dc.titleIs the six-minute walk test correlated with disease control and quality of life in children with asthma?
dc.typeArticle

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