The Six-Minute Walk Test in Community-Dwelling Older Adult Women: The Influence of Physical Activity Levels and Age-Related Factors

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13131610" target="_blank" >10.3390/healthcare13131610</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Six-Minute Walk Test in Community-Dwelling Older Adult Women: The Influence of Physical Activity Levels and Age-Related Factors

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Background/Objectives: In the context of active ageing, functional assessment is key to preserving autonomy in older women. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a practical tool for estimating general health, but its results can be influenced by various factors. This study analysed cardiorespiratory variations during the 6MWT in older women according to their physical activity level and age-related variables such as pain, sarcopenia, frailty, and motivation to exercise. Methods: A total of 163 older women with musculoskeletal pain, but without cardiac or respiratory conditions, were classified into groups with high (HPA), moderate (MPA), and low (LPA) physical activity. During the 6MWT, heart rate (HR), dyspnoea, and oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) were recorded. Pain, sarcopenia, frailty, and motivation to exercise were also assessed. A repeated-measures multivariate analysis of (co)variance (RM-MANCOVA) was performed. Results: The results showed differences in HR depending on the level of physical activity, conditioned by sarcopenia (p &lt; 0.05) and walked distance (p &lt; 0.001), and in dyspnoea conditioned by pain perception (p &lt; 0.01) and social (p &lt; 0.001) and psychological (p &lt; 0.05) motivation to exercise. There were also differences in SpO(2 )depending on the level of physical activity (p &lt; 0.0001). There were differences between the HPA group and both the MPA and LPA group, which had higher HR, higher dyspnoea, and lower SpO(2 )when undergoing the 6MWT test. Conclusions: To accurately interpret 6MWT results in older adult women, it is essential to consider physical activity level, perceived pain, sarcopenia, and motivation to exercise, as these factors influence HR, dyspnoea, and SpO(2). These variables should guide physical activity recommendations for healthy ageing.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Six-Minute Walk Test in Community-Dwelling Older Adult Women: The Influence of Physical Activity Levels and Age-Related Factors

Popis výsledku anglicky

Background/Objectives: In the context of active ageing, functional assessment is key to preserving autonomy in older women. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a practical tool for estimating general health, but its results can be influenced by various factors. This study analysed cardiorespiratory variations during the 6MWT in older women according to their physical activity level and age-related variables such as pain, sarcopenia, frailty, and motivation to exercise. Methods: A total of 163 older women with musculoskeletal pain, but without cardiac or respiratory conditions, were classified into groups with high (HPA), moderate (MPA), and low (LPA) physical activity. During the 6MWT, heart rate (HR), dyspnoea, and oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) were recorded. Pain, sarcopenia, frailty, and motivation to exercise were also assessed. A repeated-measures multivariate analysis of (co)variance (RM-MANCOVA) was performed. Results: The results showed differences in HR depending on the level of physical activity, conditioned by sarcopenia (p &lt; 0.05) and walked distance (p &lt; 0.001), and in dyspnoea conditioned by pain perception (p &lt; 0.01) and social (p &lt; 0.001) and psychological (p &lt; 0.05) motivation to exercise. There were also differences in SpO(2 )depending on the level of physical activity (p &lt; 0.0001). There were differences between the HPA group and both the MPA and LPA group, which had higher HR, higher dyspnoea, and lower SpO(2 )when undergoing the 6MWT test. Conclusions: To accurately interpret 6MWT results in older adult women, it is essential to consider physical activity level, perceived pain, sarcopenia, and motivation to exercise, as these factors influence HR, dyspnoea, and SpO(2). These variables should guide physical activity recommendations for healthy ageing.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Healthcare

ISSN

2227-9032

e-ISSN

2227-9032

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

13

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

1610

Kód UT WoS článku

001527175300001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105010285236