Clinimetric Evaluation of the Physical Mobility Scale Supports Clinicians and Researchers in Residential Aged Care

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2140-2145

  Barker, Anna L ^a,b   Nitz, Jennifer C ^a   Low Choy, Nancy L ^c   Haines, Terry P ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Northern Psychiatry Research Centre   (Australia)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Southern Health   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Nursing homes; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY SCALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249110187     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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