Brief instrument for direct complex functionality assessment: a new ecological tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Direct Assessment of Functional Status (DAFS) is the only instrument validated in Brazil that assesses functionality directly with the patient. However, this clinical tool takes a long time to be administered. This limits its use in hospitals and outpatient clinics that require brief assessment instruments. Additionally, we need to count with a direct assessment because the number of older adults living alone is increasing and we thus lack reliable informants.

Objective

This study aimed to present the development and content validity evidence of a direct complex functionality test for older adults, the Brief Instrument for Direct Functionality Assessment (BIDFA).

Method

A total sample of 30 older adults and eight expert judges took part in the study sta

SUBMITTER: Holz MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654966 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature