Duke Activity Status Index

The Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) is an assessment tool used to evaluate the functional capacity of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure.<ref>Coutinho-myrrha MA, Dias RC, Fernandes AA, et al. Duke Activity Status Index for cardiovascular diseases: validation of the Portuguese translation. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2014;102(4):383-90.</ref>

In clinical practice, DASI can be used to assess the effects of medical treatments and cardiac rehabilitation as well.<ref>Scotto CJ, Waechter DJ, Rosneck J. Adherence to prescribed exercise and diet regimens two months post-cardiac rehabilitation. Can J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2011;21(4):11–17.</ref> Positive responses are summed up to get a total score, which ranges from 0 to 58.2. Higher scores would indicate a higher functional capacity.

The instrument is copyrighted by one of its authors, Mark Hlatky.<ref>

LibGuides: Test Instruments: Duke Instruments(link). {{{website}}}. Duke University Library.

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