Reliability of the abbreviated version of the Late Life Function and Disability Instrument - A meaningful and feasible tool to assess physical function and disability in the elderly;Reliabilität der deutschen Kurz-Version des .,Late Life Function and Disability Instrument" : Ein sinnvoller und praktikabler Fragebogen zur Bestimmung der körperlichen Funktion und Beeinträchtigung älterer Personen

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-38

  Denkinger, Michael D ^a   Nikolaus, Thorsten ^a   Weyerhäuser, Kathrin ^b   Coll Planas, Laura ^c  

^a Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik Ulm gGmbH   (Germany)

^b Geriatrisches Zentrum Ulm/Alb Donau   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; Disability; Elderly; LLFDI; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349106407     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-008-0550-y     Document Type: Article

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