Validation study of a social functioning scale: The social-SMAF (social-Functional Autonomy Measurement System)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Pinsonnault, Eugénie ^b   Dubuc, Nicole ^b,c   Desrosiers, Johanne ^b,c   Delli Colli, Nathalie ^a,b   Hébert, Réjean ^b,c  

^a Sherbrooke Health Expertise Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional autonomy; Older people; Reliability study; Social functioning; Validity study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 56949085408     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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