Description and validation of a geriatric multidimensional graphical instrument for promoting longitudinal evaluation

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Pascazio, Lorenzo ^a   Morosini, Pierluigi ^b   Bembich, Stefano ^a   Nardone, Ilaria ^a   Clarici, Andrea ^a   Barbina, Lionello ^c   Zuttion, Ranieri ^d   Gigantesco, Antonella ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Fatebenefratelli Hospitalization and Care Scientific Institute   (Italy)

^c Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

^d 5 Bassa Friulana Health Services Department   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Longitudinal evaluation; Multidimensional instrument; Quality improvement; Validity of ValGraf

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL INSTRUMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 63249088449     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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