Distances walked in the six-minute walk test: suggestion of defining characteristic for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion.
Distances walked in walking tests are important functional markers, although they are not accepted as defining characteristics of Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion. The aims of this study were to verify the distances participants with and without this nursing diagnosis walked in the six-minute walk test and if these measures may be considered defining characteristics of this phenomenon. Participants with (group A; n=65) and without (group B; n=17) this nursing diagnosis were evaluated regarding physical examination, vascular function and functional capacity. Participants of group A seemed to have worse vascular function and functional capacity compared with those of group B. Pain-free travelled distance was predictive of the nursing diagnosis. These results are important for the refinement of this diagnosis. In conclusion, this study provides evidences that the distances walked in the six-minute walk test may be considered defining characteristics of Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion.
Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. rita.gengo@incor.usp.br
Rita de Cassia
Rde C
Gengo e Silva
Ludimila
L
Brunorio
Cassiana Rosa Galvão
CR
Giribela
Luiz Aparecido
LA
Bortolotto
Nelson
N
Wolosker
Fernanda Marciano
FM
Consolim-Colombo
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking