Telephone Administration of the Human Activity Profile Questionnaire in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Methodological Study.
Tamara Costabile Sant Anna, Júlia Isaac Bernardes, Adriana Marques Alcici Moreira and 2 others
PMID 41474731WHAT IT FOUND
The Human Activity Profile questionnaire yields consistent functional capacity scores whether administered by telephone or face-to-face.
Telephone administration is a valid, reliable alternative for assessing patients with cardiovascular disease, offering a practical way to monitor progress remotely.
Key findings
01There were no statistically significant differences between face-to-face and telephone applications for either Maximum Activity Score or Adjusted Activity Score.
02Test-retest reliability was classified as high for Maximum Activity Score and very high for Adjusted Activity Score.
03Bland-Altman analysis indicated acceptable agreement between in-person and telephone assessments without systematic error.
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What it does not show
The order of administration was not randomized (all participants completed face-to-face first), which could introduce bias. Participants with auditory or cognitive impairments were excluded, so the results may not apply to patients with communication difficulties. The sample was recruited via convenience sampling from a single rehabilitation program, which may limit generalizability. Technological literacy and socioeconomic disparities among older adults may affect the real-world applicability of telephone-based assessments.
Declared interests
Funding was provided by educational and research foundations in Brazil (FELUMA, FCM-MG, FAPEMIG). The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this validation applies to patients with hearing loss or cognitive impairment. These conditions were explicit exclusion criteria, so telephone administration has not been shown to be reliable for those groups.
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