The Six Minute Walk Test

Name	The Six Minute Walk Test
Other Names	6MWT
Where can it be found?	Click Here
What permission is there	The test is freely available. Reprints of the standard to administer the test is copyright to the publisher.
Further Notes	The Origin of the 6MWT seems somewhat convoluted - it seems to have stemmed from the 12 Minute Walking Test and then from there a number of different authors/researchers have tested variations of it for different purposes, settling on 6 minutes as being reliable. The proliferation of its use, the lack of formalities or form, or originality suggests that the 6MWT does not meet the requirements for Copyright to subsist. However the standard for delivering the test (as per the reference below) is copyright to the publisher.
Subject	Physiotherapy
Searcher	NHSGCC/NHS Lanarkshire
Where is the evidence of this permission kept?	Link to Evidence (for Library Staff only)
Date last checked	28/07/2017
Date next checked	28/07/2020
Before use read:	About Tools and Measures

References:

To view the current standard on how to conduct the 6 Minute Walking Test please view the following technical standard. Note that copyright for this standard belongs to the publisher and any reprints should be requested via them:

Holland, AE., Spruit, MA., Troosters, T., et al. An official European Respiratory Society / American Thoracic Society technical standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease. http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/6/1428

6MWTButland1982.pdf
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12MWTMcGavin1976.pdf
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