Reliability of the Barthel Index when used with older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-232

  Sainsbury, Anita ^a   Seebass, Gudrun ^b   Bansal, Aruna ^a   Young, John B ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Elderly; Functional assessment; Multiple diagnoses; Older people; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDLINE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 19044369801     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi063     Document Type: Review

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