Key result
A shorter 6-minute walk distance at hospital discharge independently predicted heart failure readmission within 3 years, with an odds ratio of 1.22 per 10-meter decrease (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Does 6-minute walk distance at hospital discharge predict hospital readmission in patients with chronic heart failure?
Cohort (n=252)
Does 6-minute walk distance at hospital discharge predict hospital readmission in patients with chronic heart failure?
Effect estimate: OR 1.22
p-value: p=<0.001
A 6-minute walk distance of less than 390 meters at hospital discharge is an independent predictor of 3-year hospital readmission in patients with chronic heart failure.
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May inform HF discharge risk stratification; leaves open whether targeting 6MWD reduces readmissions.
Tabata et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in Chronic heart failure (n=252). 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) was evaluated on Readmission due to heart failure (OR 1.22, p=<0.001). A shorter 6-minute walk distance at hospital discharge independently predicted heart failure readmission within 3 years, with an odds ratio of 1.22 per 10-meter decrease (P<0.001).
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