Measurement properties of the Human Activity Profile questionnaire in hospitalized patients.
Daniel C Souza, Fernando Wegner, Lucíola C M Costa and 2 others
PMID 28473282WHAT IT FOUND
The Human Activity Profile questionnaire gave stable scores when hospitalized patients repeated it after 48 hours.
Its inactive, moderately active, or active classes were similar to those from a commonly used activity questionnaire.
Key findings
01When the Human Activity Profile was repeated after 48 hours, reliability was excellent.
02The Human Activity Profile classifications of inactive, moderately active, or active were similar to classifications from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
03The reported minimum detectable change was 3.34 points on the 0 to 94 Human Activity Profile score.
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What it does not show
The study tested measurement properties only, not whether using the questionnaire changes care or patient outcomes. Patients may have remembered their first answers when repeating the questionnaire after 48 hours. The sample was restricted to patients who could read, were not bedridden, expected to stay at least three days, and could perform activities of daily living with or without assistance. All patients were from one university hospital, and the study did not test whether patients or therapists understand the questions or scoring.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the Human Activity Profile improves patient outcomes or identifies who will recover better. This study tested measurement properties only, in patients who were not bedridden and expected to stay at least three days.