Therefore, in the context of a larger research project aiming to develop a prediction model for poor functional outcome, in the present study we took a first step by exploring the possibility to aggregate four functional measures: Physical Functioning (PF), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and participation.
We did this for the total population of residents and also stratified the performance of the well-being, mood and behavior scales according to two functional measures: physical function above or below the median value of the long form of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and the mid-point (3 of a score of 0 to 6) of the Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS [ 30].
PFIT-s and FSS-ICU are promising functional measures and should be considered when measuring physical function in the ICU.
The PCS of the SF-12 was employed in this study as a self-report measure of physical functional capacity.
Overall, self-report and performance-based measure of physical functional capacity of PLWH was not inter-related.
A patient' ability to handle these activities has been assessed by generic or disease-specific measures of physical functional status.
These studies have primarily measured the physical, functional capacity and HRQOL and predominantly included patient groups with relatively low disease burden.
This supports our findings regarding a significant correlation between agility, measured using TST with physical functional measures related to dynamic balance such as FRT, gait speed, and TUG.
The Glasgow Outcome Score [ 13] was used to measure recovery, and physical functional status was assessed by the Karnofsky Index [ 14].
This tool is a sensitive measure for evaluating physical, functional, social and emotional well-being and comprises the FACT-G 'general' QoL tool for cancer patients plus the Breast Cancer Subscale (Cella et al, 1993; Brady et al, 1997).
