Reliability and validity of the functional performance inventory in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

摘要: The Functional Performance inventory (FPI) is a new instrument designed to measure functional status in terms of activities that people perform on daily basis. Psychometric characteristics were examined by survey 45 men and 27 women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Internal consistency reliability was high no ceiling floor effects observed for the Total FPI. Concurrent validity demonstrated correlations Sickness Impact Profile (r = -.59). Construct supported Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36, Physical Functioning .69), Activity Scale Elderly .62) American Thoracic Society-Division Lung Disease Breathlessness scale -.62). FPI reliable valid performance persons COPD.