OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity and reliability of 3 timed walking tests (Timed Up & Go [TUG], 10-meter walk test [10MWT], 6-minute walk test) in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study and repeated assessments. SETTING: The SCI center of a university hospital in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: Validity was assessed by using the data of 75 patients with SCI, and reliability was determined with 22 patients with SCI. INTERVENTION: Patients performed the timed tests and the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI II) on the same day. Three measurements within 7 days were taken to assess reliability. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The measures were scatterplots, correlation coefficients ( r ), and the Bland-Altman plot. Validity was determined in patients with different walking abilities. RESULTS: Overall, correlation of the 3 timed walking tests was excellent with each other (| r |>.88) and moderate with the WISCI II (| r |>.60). The correlation between the timed tests for patients with poor walking ability remained high (| r |>.70) but decreased in WISCI II (| r |<.35). High correlation coefficients ( r >.97) were found for intra- and interrater reliability. However, TUG and 10MWT reliability were negatively influenced by a poor walking function. CONCLUSIONS: The 3 timed tests are valid and reliable measures for assessing walking function in patients with SCI.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity and reliability of 3 timed walking tests (Timed Up & Go [TUG], 10-meter walk test [10MWT], 6-minute walk test) in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study and repeated assessments. SETTING: The SCI center of a university hospital in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: Validity was assessed by using the data of 75 patients with SCI, and reliability was determined with 22 patients with SCI. INTERVENTION: Patients performed the timed tests and the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI II) on the same day. Three measurements within 7 days were taken to assess reliability. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The measures were scatterplots, correlation coefficients ( r ), and the Bland-Altman plot. Validity was determined in patients with different walking abilities. RESULTS: Overall, correlation of the 3 timed walking tests was excellent with each other (| r |>.88) and moderate with the WISCI II (| r |>.60). The correlation between the timed tests for patients with poor walking ability remained high (| r |>.70) but decreased in WISCI II (| r |<.35). High correlation coefficients ( r >.97) were found for intra- and interrater reliability. However, TUG and 10MWT reliability were negatively influenced by a poor walking function. CONCLUSIONS: The 3 timed tests are valid and reliable measures for assessing walking function in patients with SCI.
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