The validation of the Hong Kong Chinese Version of the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale for institutionalized elderly persons

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 132-142

  Tong, Angela Y C ^a   Man, David W K ^b  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community rehabilitation; Outcome measure; Screening tool; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036764967     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920202200402     Document Type: Article

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