title: The Glittre-ADL test reflects functional performance measured by physical activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Glittre-ADL test (TGlittre) is a valid and reliable test for the evaluation of functional capacity and involves multiple physical activities of daily living (PADL), which are known to be troublesome to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). However, it is still unknown if this test is also able to reflect the functional performance of patients with COPD.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether the TGlittre reflects the functional performance of COPD patients and whether the necessary time to complete the TGlittre and the PADL varies according to disease severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-eight patients with COPD (age 65, SD=7 years; forced expiratory volume in the first second 41.3, SD=15.2% predicted) underwent anthropometric and lung function assessments and were submitted to the TGlittre and PADL measurement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TGlittre performance correlated significantly (p<0.05) with PADL variables, such as time sitting (r=0.50), walking (r=-0.46), number of steps taken (r=-0.53), walking movement intensity (r=-0.66), walking energy expenditure (r=-0.50), and total energy expenditure (r=-0.33). TGlittre performance was not significantly different in patients among the Global Initiative for COPD (GOLD) spirometric stages, but walking and sitting time were significantly lower and greater, respectively, in severe and very severe patients compared to those with moderate disease (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The performance on the TGlittre correlates with walking and sitting time and other real life PADL measurements. The severity of the disease is associated with the differences in the level of physical activity in daily life more than in functional capacity.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar (NuReab), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karloh
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar (NuReab), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cintia L P
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar (NuReab), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gulart
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar (NuReab), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cardine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Curso de Medicina, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leila J M
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Steidle
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Assistência, Ensino e Pesquisa em Reabilitação Pulmonar (NuReab), Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.|Departamento de Fisioterapia, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anamaria F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016138:Walking