Self-measured waist circumference in older patients with heart failure: A study of validity and reliability using a MyoTape®

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Prince, Stephanie A ^a,b   Janssen, Ian ^a   Tranmer, Joan E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Obesity; Older persons; Reliability; Self measurement; Validity waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF EXAMINATION; SELF MONITORING; SENESCENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE;

EID: 39449104341     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCR.0000311508.39096.a5     Document Type: Article

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