Kopec Jacek A, Russell Lara, Sayre Eric C, Rahman M Mushfiqur
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada.
Centre for Health Outcomes and Evaluation Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Rehabil Res Pract. 2017;2017:1921740. doi: 10.1155/2017/1921740. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
The purpose of the study was to develop new self-report instruments to measure the ability to walk, run, and lift objects and describe the distribution of these abilities among older Canadians. Questions were developed following a focus group. We carried out an online survey among members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. The distribution of each ability was described and presented graphically according to age, sex, and number of health conditions. We calculated summary scores for each ability and assessed their reliability and relationships with health status and use of health services. 22% of the subjects reported difficulty walking 100 m, 15% were unable to run 10 m, and 50% had difficulty lifting 10 kg. Men reported higher abilities than women but differences according to age were small. Test-retest reliability ranged from 0.89 for walking to 0.88 for running and 0.81 for lifting. Scores for the three measures correlated with other measures of health status as expected. . The study provided new data on self-reported walking, running, and lifting abilities among older Canadians. The new measures are valid, reliable, and easy to interpret. We expect these measures to be useful in clinical and research settings.
该研究的目的是开发新的自我报告工具，以测量行走、跑步和举物的能力，并描述这些能力在加拿大老年人中的分布情况。问题是在焦点小组讨论后制定的。我们对加拿大退休人员协会的成员进行了在线调查。根据年龄、性别和健康状况数量，描述并以图表形式呈现了每种能力的分布情况。我们计算了每种能力的综合得分，并评估了它们的可靠性以及与健康状况和医疗服务使用情况的关系。22%的受试者报告行走100米有困难，15%的人无法跑10米，50%的人举10公斤有困难。男性报告的能力高于女性，但年龄差异较小。重测信度从行走的0.89到跑步的0.88以及举物的0.81不等。这三项测量的得分与其他健康状况测量结果如预期的那样相关。该研究提供了关于加拿大老年人自我报告的行走、跑步和举物能力的新数据。这些新测量方法有效、可靠且易于解释。我们预计这些测量方法在临床和研究环境中会很有用。
