Utilizing the Army Physical Fitness Test as a Primary Outcome in Surgical Clinical Research

Functional data as part of clinical outcomes such as Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life (QOL) frequently depend on surveys and are thus inherently limited by self-reporting and patient subjectivity. Specifically, the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12), 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), a...

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 187; no. 5-6; pp. 125 - 129
Main Authors Kaplan, Adam J, Bozzay, Joseph D, Ritchie, John D, Brown, Shaun R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 03.05.2022
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Exercise
Humans
Military Personnel
Physical Fitness
Quality of Life
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Summary:Functional data as part of clinical outcomes such as Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life (QOL) frequently depend on surveys and are thus inherently limited by self-reporting and patient subjectivity. Specifically, the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12), 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), and Carolinas Comfort Scale are validated instruments for assessing medical and surgical QOL outcomes. However, performance-based measures of disability are lacking. We propose the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as a novel clinical measure of function following surgical intervention. We believe that studies using the APFT as a surgical outcome can potentially provide novel, relevant insights that may guide the utilization of specific surgical interventions and that the use of APFT data in surgical research will meet contemporary ethical standards.
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ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab467