Reliability and validity of the questionnaire to determine the biosocial rhythms of daily living in the disabled elderly

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 263-269

  Motohashi, Yutaka ^a   Maeda, Akira ^b   Yuasa, Takao ^b   Higuchi, Shigekazu ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biosocial rhythm; Disabled elderly; Questionnaire; Reliability; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0034330911     PISSN: 13453475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa.19.263     Document Type: Article

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