Abstract
[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify the relation between the 6-minutes walking distance (6MD) and various motor function or the rating of perceived exertion in stroke patients of a convalescent rehabilitation ward. [Methods] Subjects were 50 stroke patients who discharged a convalescent rehabilitation ward, and could walkbyacaneor free hand without a leg brace. The relationship between the Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS), the knee extension muscular strength, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the rating of perceived exertion after the 6-minutes walking test, and 6MD was examined using partial correlation analysis, and then it was analyzed by multiple stepwise regression analysis. [Results] There were significant relationships between the knee extension test of SIAS or the BBS and the 6MD. [Conclusion] The 6MD is strongly associated to the affected lower limb and balance function than subjective fatigue in strokepatientsofa convalescent rehabilitation ward.