Assessing the validity and reliability of the Pool Activity Level (PAL) Checklist for use with older people with dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-211

  Wenborn, Jennifer ^a   Challis, David ^b   Pool, Jackie ^c   Burgess, Jane ^d   Elliott, Nicola ^d   Orrell, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Jackie Pool Associates   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Assessment; Care homes; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COGNITION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POOL ACTIVITY LEVEL CHECKLIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WELLBEING;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 41849111959     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860801984375     Document Type: Article

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