TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability of the Baltimore activity scale questionnaire for intermittent claudication
AU - Barbosa, João Paulo Dos Anjos Souza
AU - Lima, Rodrigo Antunes
AU - Gardner, Andrew W.
AU - Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes De
AU - Wolosker, Nelson
AU - Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - We assessed the reliability of the Baltimore Activity Scale for Intermittent Claudication (BASIC) for the evaluation of physical activity levels in individuals with intermittent claudication. We also identify the characteristics of the patients that influence the reliability of this questionnaire. A total of 38 men and women with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of intermittent claudication participated in the study. BASIC was administered to patients by the same evaluator at 2 different visits, separated by 7 days. The concordance coefficient ranged from.43 (How often do you walk at a fast pace?) to.85 (What happens when you feel pain while you walk?). The concordance coefficient of BASIC total score was.60. Higher concordance coefficients were observed in women (.66 vs.55), in younger patients (.63 vs.56), and in patients with lower ankle-brachial index (.64 vs.55). The reliability of BASIC questionnaire ranged from moderate to good in patients with claudication.
AB - We assessed the reliability of the Baltimore Activity Scale for Intermittent Claudication (BASIC) for the evaluation of physical activity levels in individuals with intermittent claudication. We also identify the characteristics of the patients that influence the reliability of this questionnaire. A total of 38 men and women with peripheral artery disease and symptoms of intermittent claudication participated in the study. BASIC was administered to patients by the same evaluator at 2 different visits, separated by 7 days. The concordance coefficient ranged from.43 (How often do you walk at a fast pace?) to.85 (What happens when you feel pain while you walk?). The concordance coefficient of BASIC total score was.60. Higher concordance coefficients were observed in women (.66 vs.55), in younger patients (.63 vs.56), and in patients with lower ankle-brachial index (.64 vs.55). The reliability of BASIC questionnaire ranged from moderate to good in patients with claudication.
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U2 - 10.1177/0003319711414864
DO - 10.1177/0003319711414864
M3 - Article
C2 - 21733944
AN - SCOPUS:84859783013
SN - 0003-3197
VL - 63
SP - 254
EP - 258
JO - Angiology
JF - Angiology
IS - 4
ER -