The effect of chronic diseases on physical function. Comparison between activities of daily living scales and the Physical Performance Test

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 281-287

  Rozzini, Renzo ^a   Frisoni, Giovanni B ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Barbisoni, Piera ^a   Bertozzi, Bruno ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Chronic disease; Elderly people; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; RURAL POPULATION;

BRESCIA;

EID: 0030853528     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.4.281     Document Type: Article

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