Adaptação transcultural e análise das propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira do Perfil de Atividade Humana

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties in the Brazilian version of the Human Activity Profile (HAP), an instrument for the assessment of daily functions and level of physical activity. The HAP was translated into Portuguese following the recommended methodology and applied to 230 community-dwelling elderly (66.32 +/- 8.5 years) from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The data were submitted to Rasch analysis, which detected very easy and difficult items, making it possible to employ the instrument with both frail and highly functional individuals. The separation index of 3.1 indicated that the items divided the individuals into three levels of functional ability. Of the 94 HAP items, six (6.38%) did not fit the statistical model, which jeopardized its construct validity, since the items did not fit into a continuum. Therefore, caution should be taken when employing the HAP to individuals having similar characteristics. If HAP is applied to different samples and the proportion of erratic items is still more than 5%, modification, substitution, or exclusion of those items is suggested to guarantee that HAP measures a unidimensional construct.

A study on the relationship between muscle function, functional mobility and level of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly

“…Habitual Walking Speed (HWS) and Fast Walking Speed (FWS) were measured with the Multisprint  kit for computerized evaluation of physical performance, which consists of reflectors and photoelectric cells that are connected to a computer running Multisprint  software 8,17 . LPA was obtained via self-reported performance on the Human Activity Profile (HAP) questionnaire, which is a valid, reliable instrument that has been translated and culturally adapted for the Brazilian population 18 and allows the classification of subjects as either active, moderately active or inactive. Measurements of weight and height for Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation were carried out with a calibrated scale, and CC was obtained with a tape measure 19,20 .…”

Exercício aeróbio e fortalecimento muscular melhoram o desempenho funcional na doença de Parkinson

“…Baseando-se em cada resposta, calcula-se o escore máximo de atividade e o escore ajustado de atividade (EAA), que representa os níveis médios de equivalentes metabólicos gastos em um dia típico. O PAH teve sua adaptação transcultural para a população brasileira realizada por Souza et al (30).…”

“…Uma forma simples de se avaliar o nível funcional e de atividade física, tanto para indivíduos saudáveis quanto para aqueles com algum grau de disfunção, é por meio do PAH. Trata-se de um instrumento simples e de fácil aplicação que fornece uma medida rápida e significativa da alteração dos níveis de energia e possibilita comparações entre os níveis de atividade de distintas populações (29,30).…”

Strength of the respiratory and lower limb muscles and functional capacity in chronic stroke survivors with different physical activity levels

“…The participants were stratified into three groups based upon their physical activity levels, which were determined by the self-reported activity scores on the Brazilian version of the Human Activity Profile (HAP), which is considered a valid and reliable tool 18 . The participants' physical activity levels were classified according to their adjusted activity scores (AAS) either as impaired (<53), moderately active (53-74) or active (>74) 19 .…”