An Abilities Assessment Instrument for Elderly Persons with Cognitive Impairment: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-52

  Dawson, Pam ^a   Wells, Donna L ^a   Reid, David ^a   Sidani, Souraya ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DEMENTIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONTARIO; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032093222     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.6.1.35     Document Type: Article

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