Reliability of physical performance and self-reported functional measures in an older...

Autor: Tager, Ira B., Swanson, Ann, Satariano, W.A.
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Zdroj: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences; Jul98, Vol. 53A Issue 4, pM295, 6p, 5 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: States that functional assessments and direct measures of physical performance are standard components of community-based studies of older populations. Why estimates of the reliability of these measures are necessary; Results from the assessment of reproducibility of 13 measures of self-reported function and 11 direct measures of physical performance; What the study's conclusion suggest about future functional assessments.
Databáze: Complementary Index