Distance covered in the 6-minute walk test and its relationship with the perception of quality of life in post covid 19 patients who required hospitalization

<bold>Introduction:</bold> Covid-19 is an infectious-contagious disease that, once cured, causes limitations in different systems such as respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal, and together with prolonged immobilization, produces symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, and reduced quality of life. Field tests such as the 6-minute walk test and the SF36 questionnaire help to estimate the aerobic capacity and compromised quality of life in post-covid 19 patients <bold>Objective:</bold> Relationship of the distance traveled in the 6-minute walk test and perception of quality of life with SF36 in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization <bold>Materials and methods:</bold> Cross-sectional study in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization, the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test and quality of life were evaluated with the SF36 questionnaire according to the ATS/ERS guidelines. The statistic used was the Pearson Correlation <bold>Results:</bold> 98 post covid 19 patients were included with a mean age of 62±13 years, 58% male. The table describes the results of the correlation between the distance traveled and quality of life Table 1 <table-wrap><object-id>erj;64/suppl_68/PA3197/TB1</object-id><object-id>T1</object-id><object-id>TB1</object-id><table><colgroup><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DYSPNEA</td><td>FATIGUE</td><td>PHYSICAL HEALTH</td><td>BODY ROLE FUNCTION</td><td>PHYSICAL PAIN</td><td>ENERGY</td><td>SOCIAL FUNCTION</td><td>EMOTIONAL ROLE FUNCTION</td><td>MENTAL HEALTH</td></tr><tr><td>DISTANCE</td><td>-,238*</td><td>-,242*</td><td>,581**</td><td>,247*</td><td>,317**</td><td>,300**</td><td>,440**</td><td>,390**</td><td>,324**</td></tr></tbody></table><table-wrap-foot> **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level and * 0.05 level </table-wrap-foot></table-wrap> <bold>Conclusions:</bold> It was statistically evidenced that the distance traveled in the 6-minute walk test and the perception of quality of life measured with the SF36 questionnaire in post-covid 19 patients who required hospitalization presented a directly proportional relationship.