Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) to Sinhala language
Authors' conclusion
Sinhala version of the DASI appears to be a valid, reliable and easy-to-administer tool to assess functional capacity among patients who are awaiting non-cardiac surgeries.
Study context
- Population
- Patients awaiting non-cardiac surgeries at university surgical wards, National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) and Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Sri Lankapre-tested on 10
- Participants
- 81 patients
- Outcome
- Reliability (Cronbach alpha) and validity (factor analysis, Spearman's correlation) of DASI-S
Methodological detailstranslation and cross-cultural adaptation, multicentre
- Translation and cross-cultural adaptation
- Multicentre
Performance
As reported in the abstract
| Test or model | Cronbach's alpha | Spearman rs with SF-36 physical sub-scale |
|---|---|---|
| DASI-S | 0.861 | 0.466 |
DASI-S
Cronbach's alpha0.861
Spearman rs with SF-36 physical sub-scale0.466
- Concurrent validity: positive correlation with SF-36 physical sub-scale
- P < 0.01
Further findings
DASI-S total score by age group
- Significant difference between the two age groups
- P < 0.01
Original publication
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) to Sinhala language. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 13 May 2024. doi:10.
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