• Huiyun Du, Patricia M Davidson, Bronwyn Everett, Yenna Salamonson, Robert Zecchin, John Xavier Rolley, Phillip J Newton, and Peter S Macdonald.
• Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University, Sydney Campus, Australia. HuiYun.du@uts.edu.au
• Nurs Health Sci. 2011 Jun 1; 13 (2): 114-7.

AbstractThis study was undertaken to assess the correlation between a self-administered, adapted Six Minute Walk Test (the Home-Heart-Walk) and the standard Six Minute Walk Test based on the American Thoracic Society guideline. A correlational study was conducted at a university campus in Sydney, Australia. Thirteen healthy volunteers underwent the Home-Heart-Walk and the standard Six Minute Walk Test on a single occasion. The distance that participants walked during the two tests was assessed using Pearson's correlation. The correlation between the Home-Heart-Walk and the Six Minute Walk Test distance was 0.81. The Home-Heart-Walk distance was highly correlated to the standard Six Minute Walk Test distance in this study. This relationship provides confidence for further research in populations to facilitate monitoring and evaluation.© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

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