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The Functional Status Questionnaire: reliability and validity when used in primary care.

A M Jette, A R Davies, P D Cleary

    Journal of General Internal Medicine
    |May 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    The Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing patient function in busy clinics. This self-administered questionnaire aids in screening and monitoring physical, psychological, and social well-being.

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    Area of Science:

    • * Clinical assessment and psychometrics.
    • * Healthcare services research.
    • * Patient-reported outcomes.

    Background:

    • * Comprehensive functional assessment is crucial but challenging in busy clinical settings.
    • * Existing methods often lack feasibility for routine use in primary care.
    • * Standardized tools are needed to efficiently evaluate patient functional status.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • * To examine the reliability and validity of the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ).
    • * To assess the FSQ's feasibility for comprehensive functional assessment in ambulatory patients.
    • * To determine the FSQ's utility for screening and monitoring patient function.

    Main Methods:

    • * The Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), a self-administered tool, was used.

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  • * Data were collected from 497 patients at Beth Israel Hospital and 656 patients across 76 internal medicine practices in Los Angeles.
  • * The FSQ assesses physical, psychological, social, and role function, producing summated-rating and single-item scores.

    • Main Results:

    • * The FSQ demonstrated reliable sub-scales with good construct validity.
    • * The questionnaire is brief, standardized, and computer-scorable, producing a one-page report.
    • * The FSQ provides a feasible method for assessing multiple domains of patient function.

    Conclusions:

    • * The FSQ is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing functional status in ambulatory patients.
    • * The FSQ addresses the need for a feasible and systematic functional assessment tool in primary care.
    • * The FSQ can be effectively used by clinicians for screening and monitoring patient well-being.