A preliminary study on the reliability of physical performance measures in older day-care center clients with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Thomas, Vince Salazar ^a   Hageman, Patricia A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Functional disability; Performance based measures; Reliability; Resistance exercise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RELIABILITY; WALKING SPEED; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0035985963     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610202008244     Document Type: Article

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