Towards a measure of function for home and community care services in Australia: Part 1 - Development of a standard national approach

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Eagar, Kathy ^a   Owen, Alan ^a   Marosszeky, Nicholas ^a   Poulos, Roslyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Assessment; Community care; Functional dependency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN RESIDENT CLASSIFICATION SCALE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLSTEIN MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; OARS MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33645710473     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY06011     Document Type: Article

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