Convergent and predictive validity of three scales related to falls in the elderly

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-103

  Hotchkiss, Anita ^a   Fisher, Andrea ^b   Robertson, Randi ^c   Ruttencutter, Amy ^d   Schuffert, Julie ^e   Barker, David Bruce ^a  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Miami Valley Spec Educ Reg R   (United States)

^c HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Norwood City Schools   (United States)

^e MedCentral Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity restriction; Assessments; Fear

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGED; GERIATRICS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2142826550     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.1.100     Document Type: Article

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