Abstract
Measurement of Activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with COPD is a commonly used instrument and supported by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF). Objective: Evaluate the functional disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS). Methods: This cross-sectional study that evaluated 24 patients at the beginning of a pulmonary rehabilitation program with WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire. The statistical analysis was descriptive and inferential analysis with the Spearman correlation coefficient with 5% significance level. Results: The data obtained with the total scores of domains and scales in the evaluation of patients were compared using the Mann-Whitney test. Patients had mild functional disability. The total score WHODAS 2.0 was higher in younger than 60 years (35.3 ± 16 vs 14.4 ± 8.6; p = 0.05) and males (12.1 ± 6.7 vs 25.2 ± 15.1; p = 0.03) part will introduce greater disability. There was also a correlation between the domain “daily activities” with the domain “participation” (r = 0.771; p0.001). Conclusion: The 2.0 WHODAS was rated as a feasible tool for the assessment of disability in activities of daily living (ADL’s) of COPD patients. The results also revealed that community patients out of the COPD crisis, have moderate to mild difficulty in mobility to social participation domains
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