Association between six-minute walk test parameters and the health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease.
Kazuma YagiTakanori AsakuraHo NamkoongShoji SuzukiTakahiro AsamiSatoshi OkamoriTatsuya KusumotoYohei FunatsuHirofumi KamataTomoyasu NishimuraMakoto IshiiTomoko BetsuyakuNaoki HasegawaPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)
Our findings suggest that 6MWD and the FBS score are useful parameters for evaluating HRQL in patients with pMAC. Further studies should investigate the impact of 6WMT parameters on disease progression, treatment responses, and prognosis.