Reliability and validity of measurements of knee extension strength obtained from nursing home residents with dementia

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 924-933

  Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Yamada, Sumio ^b   Inamura, Atsushi ^c   Omori, Yoshitsugu ^d   Kirimoto, Hikari ^a   Sugimura, Seiichiro ^d   Miyamoto, Masaaki ^e  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Setagaya Municipal Kitazawa en ^*  (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Fuchinobe General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Gait; Rehabilitation; Sit to stand; Strength Assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NURSING HOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; NURSING HOMES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 74249093353     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ae1003     Document Type: Article

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