Validity of the assessment of life habits in older adults

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 177-182

  Desrosiers, Johanne ^a,b   Noreau, Luc ^c   Robichaud, Line ^c   Fougeyrollas, Patrick ^c   Rochette, Annie ^a   Viscogliosi, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Convergent validity; Discriminant validity; Functional independence; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4444225917     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970410027485     Document Type: Article

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