Asghar Dalvandi

Development and COSMIN-based psychometric evaluation of the activities of daily living questionnaire for elderly iranian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ADLEC): a sequential exploratory mixed-methods study using hybrid concept analysis

Activities of daily living (ADL) are substantially compromised in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) owing to exertional dyspnoea and fatigue. Generic instruments fail to capture disease-specific functional limitations, whereas existing disease-spe...