Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness.
Matthew R BaldwinJonathan Paul SingerDebbie HuangJessica SellWendy C GonzalezLauren R PollackMathew S MaurerFrank F D'OvidioMatthew BacchettaJoshua R SonettSelim M ArcasoyLori ShahHilary RobbinsSteven R HaysJasleen KukrejaJohn R GreenlandRupal J ShahLorriana LeardMatthew MorrellCynthia GriesPatricia P KatzJason D ChristieJoshua M DiamondDavid J LedererPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
The DASI improves the construct and predictive validity of frailty assessment in adults with advanced lung disease or recent critical illness. This simple questionnaire should replace the more complex MLTA in assessing the frailty phenotype in these populations.