| Validation of the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale in patients with heart failure. | |
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PMID: 20809052 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is a well-validated, commonly-used tool to assess quality of life in patients with heart failure. However, it lacks specific information concerning breathlessness during daily activities. OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of the London Chest Activity of Daily Living (LCADL) scale for use in patients with heart failure. METHODS: Forty-seven patients with heart failure (57% males, mean age 50 years (standard deviation 9), mean left ventricle ejection fraction 29% (SD 6), New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I-III) were included. All subjects first performed a cardiopulmonary exercise test and then responded to the LCADL and the MLHFQ, with guidance from the same investigator. The re-test for the LCADL was applied one week later. RESULTS: LCADL was correlated with MLHFQ (r = 0.88; p < 0.0001). LCADL and MLHFQ were also correlated with exercise capacity (r = -0.75 and r = -0.73, respectively; both p < 0.0001). The LCADL was shown to be reproducible (ri = 0.98). There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the LCADL scores between NYHA functional classes I and II, as well as classes I and III, but not between classes II and III. CONCLUSION: The LCADL was shown to be a valid measurement of dyspnoea during daily activities in patients with heart failure. This scale could be an additional useful tool for the assessment of patients' dyspnoea during activities of daily living. |
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Authors:
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Vitor Oliveira Carvalho; Rachel Garrod; Edimar Alcides Bocchi; Fabio Pitta; Guilherme Veiga Guimaraes |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Volume: 42 ISSN: 1651-2081 ISO Abbreviation: J Rehabil Med Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-02 Completed Date: 2010-09-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101088169 Medline TA: J Rehabil Med Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 715-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratório de Insuficiência Cardíaca e Transplante do Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (InCor HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil. vitor.carvalho@usp.br |
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Activities of Daily Living* Dyspnea / physiopathology*, psychology Exercise Test Exercise Tolerance / physiology Female Heart Failure / physiopathology*, psychology Humans Male Middle Aged Quality of Life Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Function Tests Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology |
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