Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8

Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by limited exercise performance, which is mainly determined by disease-specific factors, such as diminished cardiac output, abnormal ventilatory response, and low perfusion in skeletal muscles, which lead to skeletal muscle dysfunction.1 Exercise intolerance and symptoms may lead to activity restriction and further functional deterioration with the progression of CHF. There is some evidence that disease-specific self-report measures more quantify clinically relevant domains than measures of general health status and are generally more sensitive to clinical change. aim of the study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the PMADL-8 questionnaire in the Turkish population.

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by limited exercise performance, which is mainly determined by disease-specifi factors, such as diminished cardiac output, abnormal ventilatory response, and low perfusion in skeletal muscles, which lead to skeletal muscle dysfunction.Exercise intolerance and symptoms may lead to activity restriction and further functional deterioration with the progression of CHF.

There is some evidence that disease-specific self-report measures more quantify clinically relevant domains than measures of general health status and are generally more sensitive to clinical change. aim of the study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the PMADL-8 questionnaire in the Turkish population.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged between 45-75 years, who are conscious, able to answer all questions, can communicate in Turkish, diagnosed with CHF, have NYHA (New York Heart Association) heart failure functional classification II and III and agree to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• CHF patients with NYHA functional class IV who were hospitalized, who are unable to cooperate, and not willing to participate.