Skip to main content

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for Older Adults

Tests & Measures

Summary

What it measures:

Aerobic fitness; functional mobility

Target Population:

Older adults

Members Only Content

Join APTA to get unlimited access to content including evidence-based research, guidance on payment changes, and other resources to help you thrive. Learn more about membership benefits.

Yes, sign me up for an APTA membership!

Already a member? Log in

Share This
Resource Details

Date: June 28, 2013
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  Test & Measure

Patient Age

80 and over (80+), Aged (65+)

Topics

Home Health

Reviewer(s)

David Scalzitti, PT, PhD, Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist

You Might Also Like...

Test & Measure

Overall Disability Sum Score (ODSS) and Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (ONLS)

Measures the degree to which an individual is able to perform upper extremity and lower extremity functional activities.

Test & Measure

Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) – Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Measures degree to which elements of the physical, social, and political environments act as barriers or facilitators to full participation for people

Test & Measure

Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) and CHIEF Short Form (CHIEF-SF) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Free tool measures degree to which elements of the physical, social, and political environments act as barriers or facilitators to full participation for