The minimal clinically important difference in the treadmill six-minute walk test in active women with breast cancer during and after oncological treatments.
Irene Cantarero-VillanuevaPaula Postigo-MartinCatherine L GrangerJamie WaterlandNoelia Galiano-CastilloLinda DenehyPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
The MCID in the treadmill 6MWT distance could be used to interpret changes in the physical health status of women with breast cancer.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe MCID for the 6MWT on treadmill in active women with breast cancer is of approximately 54 m during chemotherapy, and 41.6 m after treatment.The MCID on treadmill 6MWT distance could be used to interpret a decline in the physical health status of women with breast cancer.The 6MWT on treadmill could be an easy, feasible, performed under controlled conditions, alternative to the 6MWT to obtain valuable information in this population.