Life Activities Questionnaire for Adult Asthma

Name of Questionnaire

Life Activities Questionnaire for Adult Asthma

Description

Self-administered questionnaire in which respondents rate the level of restriction in physicial functioning encountered during the past week.

Developer

TL Creer, JK Wigal, H Kotses, K McConnaughy, JA Winder

Address

Thomas L. Creer
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

Cost & availability

Contact TL Creer for permission for use.

Administration

Self

Time to complete

Not reported

Number of items

70

Domains & categories

6 subscales and 8 miscellaneous items

Name of categories/domains

Physical activities (21 items), work activities (4 items),
outdoor activities (4 items), emotions and emotional behaviors (4 items), home care (15 items), eating and drinking (5 items),
miscellaneous (8 items including sleep, smoky environment, hot shower or bath, singing, speaking, visiting friends with pets)

Scaling of items

5-point Likert; total restriction to no restriction

Scoring

subscale and total scale scores

Reliability

Validity

Reported¹. Items were patient generated through an open-ended activity questionnaire¹

Responsiveness

Not reported

Minimally important difference

Not determined

Research use

Not reported

Clinical use

Not reported

Language

Original: English (U.S.)

References

1. Creer TL, Wigal JK, Kotses H, McConnaughy K, Winder JA. A Life Activities Questionnaire for adult asthma. J Asthma 1992;29(6):393-9.

Date of information

March 1999