Measurement Properties of the Duke Activity Status Index in Arab Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Ali Albarrati (), Abeer H. Abdulghani, Monira I. Aldhahi and Rakan Nazer
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Ali Albarrati: Rehabilitation Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
Abeer H. Abdulghani: Rehabilitation Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
Monira I. Aldhahi: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Rakan Nazer: Cardiac Sciences Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 3642, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-7

Abstract: The aim of the study was to examine the measurement properties of the Arabic version of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). A sample of 100 Arab patients with CVD completed the Arabic version of the DASI and underwent an exercise stress test (EST) on the first visit, and the metabolic equivalent (MET) was obtained from each outcome measure. On the second visit, patients with CVD completed the Arabic version of the DASI along with the global rating of change scale (GRC). Reliability, including the internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and construct validity, were examined. Patients with CVD (86 males), mean (SD) age 54.98 (10.2) years, completed the study. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.87, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC 2,1 ) was 0.93. The estimated MET and peak VO 2 obtained from the DASI were correlated with the estimated MET and peak VO 2 obtained from the EST (r = 0.58, r = 0.56, all p -values < 0.001). The Arabic version of the DASI is a simple, quick, reliable, and valid measure of functional capacity in Arabic-speaking patients with CVD. The DASI may serve as a screening tool for functional capacity in patients with CVD in clinical settings.

Keywords: activity limitation; CVD; DASI; outcome measure; psychometric properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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