Quantification of everyday motor function in a geriatric population

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-428

  De Bruin, Eling D ^a,b   Najafi, Bijan ^c   Murer, Kurt ^a   Uebelhart, Daniel ^b   Aminian, Kamiar ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activity of daily living monitoring; Ambulatory activity monitor; Correlations; Falls efficacy; Mobility disability; Physical activity assessment; Postural transitions; Rehabilitation; Sit to stand; Stand to sit

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY ACTIVITY MONITOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GERIATRIC POPULATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATIC ACTIVITY;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; GERIATRICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

MUSCLE;

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447577038     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.01.0003     Document Type: Article

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