• J Bras Pneumol · Sep 2018

    Functional capacity measurement: reference equations for the Glittre Activities of Daily Living test.

    • Cardine Martins Dos Reis, Manuela Karloh, Fernanda Rodrigues Fonseca, Biscaro Roberta Rodolfo Mazzali RRM http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-2965 . Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar, Centro d, Giovana Zarpellon Mazo, and Mayer Anamaria Fleig AF http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0320-4810 . Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar, Centro de Ciências d.
    • . Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (SC) Brasil.
    • J Bras Pneumol. 2018 Sep 1; 44 (5): 370-377.

    ObjectiveTo develop reference equations for the Glittre Activities of Daily Living test (Glittre ADL-test) on the basis of anthropometric and demographic variables in apparently healthy individuals. A secondary objective was to determine the reliability of the equations in a sample of COPD patients.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study including 190 apparently healthy individuals (95 males; median age, 54.5 years [range, 42-65]; median FEV1 = 97% [range, 91-105.2]; and median FVC = 96% [range, 88.5-102]) recruited from the general community and 74 COPD patients (55 males; mean age, 65 ± 8 years; body mass index [BMI] = 25.9 ± 4.7 kg/m2; FEV1 = 36.1 ± 14.1%; and FVC = 62.7 ± 16.1%) recruited from a pulmonary rehabilitation center.ResultsThe mean time to complete the Glittre ADL-test was 2.84 ± 0.45 min. In the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis, age and height were selected as Glittre ADL-test performance predictors, explaining 32.1% (p < 0.01) of the total variance. Equation 1 was as follows: Glittre ADL-testpredicted = 3.049 + (0.015 × ageyears) + (-0.006 × heightcm). Equation 2 included age and BMI and explained 32.3% of the variance in the test, the equation being as follows: Glittre ADL-testpredicted = 1.558 + (0.018 × BMI) + (0.016 × ageyears).ConclusionsThe reference equations for the time to complete the Glittre ADL-test were based on age, BMI, and height as independent variables and can be useful for predicting the performance of adult individuals. The predicted values appear to be reliable when applied to COPD patients.

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