Reliability and concurrent validity of the expanded timed up-and-go test in older people with impaired mobility

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-106

  Botolfsen, Pernille ^a   Helbostad, Jorunn L ^b   Moe Nilssen, Rolf ^c   Wall, James C ^d  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functionally impaired elderly; Mobility limitations; Outcome measures; Reproducibility of findings

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 53449100804     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.394     Document Type: Article

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