Development and measurement properties of the PEM/PESE activity questionnaire (PAQ)
ORCID
Todd Davenport - 0000-0001-5772-7727
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Department
Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences Department
ISSN
1051-9815
Volume
74
Issue
4
DOI
10.3233/WOR-220553
First Page
1187
Last Page
1197
Publication Date
4-18-2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Existing instruments often are inappropriate to measure the effects of post-exertional malaise (PEM) and post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE) on activities of daily living (ADLs). A validated questionnaire to measure self-reported ability with ADLs would advance research and clinical practice in conditions like myalgic encephalomyelitis and Long Covid. OBJECTIVE: Determine the measurement properties of the PEM/PESE Activity Questionnaire (PAQ). METHODS: The PAQ is adapted from the Patient Specific Functional Scale. Respondents rated three self-selected ADLs on two 0-100 scales, including current performance compared to (1) a ‘good day’ and (2) before illness. Respondents provided a Burden of Functioning rating on a 0-100 scale, anchored at 0 being the activity took “No time, effort, and resources at all” and 10 being “All of my time, effort, and resources.” Respondents took the PAQ twice, completing a demographic questionnaire after the first PAQ and before the second PAQ. Descriptive statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for each scale to assess test-retest reliability. Minimum detectable change outside the 95% confidence interval (MDC95) was calculated. Ceiling and floor effects were determined when the MDC95 for average and function scores crossed 0 and 100, respectively. RESULTS: n = 981 responses were recorded, including n = 675 complete surveys. Test-retest reliability was generally fair to excellent, depending on function and scale. MDC95 values generally indicated scale responsiveness. Ceiling and floor effects were noted infrequently for specific functions. CONCLUSION: The PAQ is valid, reliable, and sensitive. Additional research may explore measurement properties involving functions that were infrequently selected in this sample.
Recommended Citation
Davenport, T. E.,
Stevens, S. R.,
Stevens, J.,
Snell, C. R.,
&
Van Ness, J. M.
(2023).
Development and measurement properties of the PEM/PESE activity questionnaire (PAQ).
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 74(4), 1187–1197.
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-220553
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cop-facarticles/899