International Journal of COPD (May 2020)

The Reliability and Validity of the “Activity and Participation” Component in the Brief ICF Core Set for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Based on Rasch Analysis

  • Guo C,
  • Liu Y,
  • Hao S,
  • Xie L,
  • Xiang G,
  • Wu Y,
  • Li S

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 1191 – 1198

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Chengyao Guo,1,* Yingge Liu,1,* Shengyu Hao,2,* Liang Xie,2 Guiling Xiang,2 Yan Wu,1 Shanqun Li2 1Nursing Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shanqun Li; Yan WuZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 021 64041990-2508Email [email protected]; [email protected]: To analyze the reliability and validity of the “activity and participation” component of the brief international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) core set for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using a Multi-faceted Rasch model.Patients and Methods: A total of 103 patients with COPD were selected by two raters to evaluate their ability levels in the four categories of the “activity and participation” component of brief ICF core set for COPD. The Multi-faceted Rasch model was used for data analysis. The analysis software used FACETS (Minifac) 3.67.0.Results: The “activity and participation” of brief ICF core set for COPD had a high internal consistency (separation index of 5.08, reliability of 0.96, P < 0.05) and good inter-rater reliability (mean-square fit statistic range was 0.97– 1.04, the separation index was 0.00, the reliability was 0.00, P > 0.05), the construct validity was good (mean-square fit statistic range was 0.79– 1.36), and the consistency of each category measurement was high (the separation index was 1.70, the reliability was 0.74).Conclusion: The “activity and participation” of brief ICF core set for COPD has good reliability and validity, which can be used to test the daily activities of patients with COPD.Keywords: the international classification of functioning, disability and health, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, reliability, validity, Multi-faceted Rasch model

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