Development and psychometric properties of the ambulatory self-confidence questionnaire

Gerontology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 373-381

  Asano, Miho ^a   Miller, William C ^a,b   Eng, Janice J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Confidence; Older adult; Self report questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; AGED; AMBULATORY SELF CONFIDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; WALKING;

EID: 43449104721     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104830     Document Type: Article

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