Relationship between a Pulmonary Function Test (FEV 1 ) and the Adapt Quality-of-Life Scale

Abstract

In a previous study the Additive Daily Activities Profile Test (ADAPT©) correlated .83 with maximum oxygen consumption among pulmonary rehabilitation patients. The present study expanded the pulmonary population base and compared the ADAPT scores of 41 patients at two independent centers with a more readily available parameter, the forced expiratory volume in the first second of forced exhalation (FEV₁). The relationships between the two major ADAPT subscales and FEV₁ were significant but lower in magnitude than that found with maximum oxygen consumption. The ADAPT continues to be sensitive to physical impairment and in translating the effect of impairment upon daily physical activity.

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