Reproducibility of the University of Alabama at Birmingham study of aging life-space assessment and the correlation between mobility and dyspnea in elderly adults with chronic lung diseases

• Grant number: 15/12614-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2015
• End date: August 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Adriana Claudia Lunardi
• Grantee: Carina Tiemi Tiuganji
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação, Pesquisa e Extensão. Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Respiratory symptoms and impaired mobility have a high prevalence among the elderly. The association between both factors aged-related may lead to significant adverse outcomes. The use of questionnaires with adequate reproducibility is needed to research and in clinical practice. Objectives: to test the reproducibility (reliability, compliance, and reliability) of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment questionnaire administered in elderly patients with chronic respiratory diseases as well as to test the correlation between mobility and dyspnea in this population. Methods: the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment questionnaire will be administered to 50 elderly patients with chronic respiratory diseases at baseline and after 15 days (test-retest). The questionnaire assessing dyspnea (Modified Dyspnea Index) is also applied to the baseline. Reproducibility will be assessed by the reliability by intraclass correlation coefficient type 2.1 (CCI2,1), the agreement by the standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimum detectable difference with 90% confidence (DMD90), and internal consistency by Cronbach's Alpha. The correlation between mobility and dyspnea will be tested by Pearson's test. The level of significance will be set at 5%. Expected results: we hope that the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment questionnaire has adequate reproducibility in elderly patients with chronic respiratory diseases and thus it can be used in intervention effect assessment and combination with other variables. In addition, we hope to find a strong and negative correlation between mobility and dyspnea (higher dyspnea, lower mobility) in elderly patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Which could indicate that this questionnaire could be integrated with pulmonary rehabilitation programs to assess the social impact of respiratory symptoms in the elderly. (AU)

Scientific publications

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FONTENELE GARCIA, ISABEL FIALHO; TIUGANJI, CARINA TIEMI; MORAIS PEREIRA SIMOES, MARIA DO SOCORRO; SANTORO, ILKA LOPES; LUNARDI, ADRIANA CLAUDIA. Systemic effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young-old adults' life-space mobility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, v. 12, p. 2777-2785, 2017. (15/12614-9, 12/16817-3)

FONTENELE GARCIA, ISABEL FIALHO; TIUGANJI, CARINA TIEMI; MORAIS PEREIRA SIMOES, MARIA DO SOCORRO; SANTORO, ILKA LOPES; LUNARDI, ADRIANA CLAUDIA. Systemic effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young-old adults' life-space mobility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, v. 12, p. 9-pg., 2017-01-01. (12/16817-3, 15/12614-9)

FONTENELE GARCIA, ISABEL FIALHO; TIUGANJI, CARINA TIEMI; MORAIS PEREIRA SIMOES, MARIA DO SOCORRO; LUNARDI, ADRIANA CLAUDIA. A study of measurement properties of the Life-Space Assessment questionnaire in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CLINICAL REHABILITATION, v. 32, n. 10, p. 1374-1382, OCT 2018. (15/12614-9, 12/16817-3)