Assessment of Activities of Daily Living for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) influenced the activities of daily living (ADL) of COPD patients. The six-minute walking test is considered as a good marker of functional capacity to perform ADLs. However, it does not identify the activities roundly. A good ADL scale can be used to assess functional incapacity of ADL in patients with COPD, and present sensitivity to changes following pulmonary rehabilitation.