ArticleDialogues in health2023
Katz index of activities of daily living in assessing functional status of older people: Reliability and validity of Sinhala version.
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Abstract
Purpose: This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Sinhala version of Katz index of activities of daily living (ADL) in assessing the functional status of older people aged >65 years. Materials and methods: The Katz index was translated to Sinhala, cross-culturally adapted and administered in two stages. In stage 01, 200 patients aged ≥65 years, selected randomly from out-patient medical clinics, were asked to fill the Sinhala version of Katz index along with the Sinhala version of the 10-item Barthel index (BI). The Katz index was re-administered after two weeks among a subgroup of 45 patients selected randomly. In stage 02, Katz index was administered among randomly selected 200 community dwelling older people, aged ≥65 years. In addition, performance-based physical functions [gait speed (GS) and short physical performance battery (SPPB)] were also measured. Results: The analysis of stage 01 data showed internal consistency measured with Cronbach's alpha of 0.82 and test-retest reliability evaluated with intra-class correlation (ICC) (95% CI) of 0.94 (0.89-0.96) ( Conclusions: We conclude that the Sinhala version of Katz index has satisfactory psychometric properties and it is a reliable and valid tool to assess the functional status of Sinhala conversant older people in Sri Lanka.
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