Validation of test performance characteristics and minimal clinically important difference of the 6-minute walk test in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Keywords
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
6-minute walk test
Minimal clinically important difference
Lung function
Dyspnea
Abbreviations
6MWD
6-minute walk test distance
6MWT
6-minute walk test
A–a PO2
alveolar‒arterial gradient of partial pressure of oxygen
DLCO
diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
FVC
forced vital capacity
HRQOL
health-related quality of life
IPF
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
MCID
minimal clinically important difference
SD
standard deviation
SEM
standard error of measurement
SGRQ
St George's respiratory questionnaire
SpO2
blood oxygen saturation
UCSD SOBQ
University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire
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