Relationship between self-reported function and disability and balance performance measures in the elderly

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 685-692

  Melzer, Itshak ^a   Kurz, Ilan ^a   Sarid, Orly ^a   Jette, Alan M ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Disability instrument; Gait; Hebrew; Late life function; Mobility; Physical disability; Physical functioning; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGING; BALANCE; DISABILITY INSTRUMENT; GAIT; HEBREW; LATE-LIFE FUNCTION; MOBILITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; REHABILITATION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LATE LIFE FUNCTION DISABILITY INSTRUMENT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING AID; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 59749099753     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.10.0133     Document Type: Article

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