Development of a test of physical performance for the nursing home setting

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 671-679

  McConnell, E S ^a   Binder, Ellen F ^a   Miller, J Philip ^b   Ball, Linda J ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aging; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0034793803     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.5.671     Document Type: Article

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