Measuring changes in activity participation of older Australians: Validation of the Activity Card Sort - Australia

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-37

  Doney, Robyn M ^a   Packer, Tanya L ^b,c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre for Research into Disability and Society

Author keywords

Activity participation; Health status; Leisure activities; Older adult; Outcome and process assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 39149108147     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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