Pulmonary Functional Status Scale

Name of Questionnaire

Pulmonary Functional Status Scale-PFSS

Description

The PFSS is a functional status instrument for use in adult pulmonary patients.

Developer

T Weaver & G Narsavage

Address

Terri Weaver PhD, RN, CS, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Nursing Education Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096

E-mail

TEW@POBOX.UPENN.EDU

Cost & availability

Contact T Weaver for permission for use.

Administration

Self

Time to complete

15-20 minutes

Number of items

53

Domains & categories

3 domains/subscales, 10 categories

Name of categories/domains

Domains: daily activities/social functioning, psychological functioning, sexual functioning

Scaling of items

variable Likert-type scaling

Scoring

Mean score for each subscale and total score, responses are weighted

Reliability

Validity

Content validity reported^{2, 5}. Concurrent validity demonstarted through moderate to strong correlations with the SIP⁵ and 12 MWD³. Discriminant validity shown by recognition of changes in activities post hospitalization⁴ and after pulmonary rehabilitation⁶.

Responsiveness

Not reported.

Minimally important difference

Not reported.

Research use

Yes^{3, 6}

Clinical use

Yes

Language

English

References

1. Weaver TE, Narsavage GL. Reliability and validity of the pulmonary impact profile scale. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989:139;A244.
2. Weaver TE, Narsavage GL. Physiological and psychological variables related to functional status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nurs Res 1992:41;286-91.
3. Stockdale-Woolley R, ZuWallack R, Haggerty MC. Correlations among various measurements used to evaluate the effects of pulmonary rehabiltation. Am J Crit Care Med 1995;151:A686.
4. Narsavage GL. Functional outcomes after home care nursing: Phase 1. Eur Resp J 1996;9:35S.
5. Weaver TW, Narsavage GL, Guilfoyle MJ. The development and psychometric evaluation of the Pulmonary Functional Status Scale (PFSS): An instrument to assess functional status in pulmonary disease. J Cardiopulmon Rehab 1998;18:105-11.
6. Votto J, Bowen J, Scalise P, Wollschlager C, ZuWellack, R. Short-stay comprehensive in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Phys Med Rehab 1996;77:1115-8.

Date of information

March 1999