Rasch Analysis of the Barthel Index in the Assessment of Hospitalized Older Patients After Admission for an Acute Medical Condition

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 641-647

  de Morton, Natalie A ^a   Keating, Jennifer L ^a   Davidson, Megan ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Frail elderly; Rehabilitation; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARTHEL INDEX; CONTINENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; RASCH ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 40949142373     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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