J. Mccusker et al., Validity of an activities of daily living questionnaire among older patients in the emergency department, J CLIN EPID, 52(11), 1999, pp. 1023-1030
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Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
The objective of this study was to determine the validity of French and Eng
lish versions of the Older American Resources and Services (OARS) activitie
s of dairy living (ADL) questionnaire using a premorbid reference period am
ong older emergency department (ED) patients. A sample of 404 ED patients a
ged 65 and over participating in a study of functional decline was invited
to participate in a clinical assessment shortly after their ED visit. The O
ARS ADL questionnaire was administered either to the patient or a proxy inf
ormant at the ED visit. The clinical assessment was conducted by a nurse, b
lind to the OARS score, using the Functional Autonomy Measurement System (S
MAF). Disability scores for the OARS and SMAF were computed, based on the p
atient's premorbid status. Assessments were conducted in 213 patients (52.7
%). The OARS summary scores, a total and an ordinal score, were highly corr
elated with the SMAF total disability score (Spearman's r of 0.80 and 0.79,
respectively). Similar correlations were found for French and English vers
ions. The OARS ADL questionnaire with a premorbid reference period appears
to be Valid when administered in the ED, both in French and English. I CLIN
EPIDEMIOL 52;11:1023-1030, 1999. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.