How often and how far do frail elderly people need to go outdoors to maintain functional capacity?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Shimada, Hiroyuki ^a   Ishizaki, Tatsuro ^b   Kato, Megumi ^c   Morimoto, Ayumi ^d   Tamate, Akemi ^e   Uchiyama, Yasushi ^f   Yasumura, Seiji ^g  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Division of Physiotherapy   (Japan)

^d Japanese Physical Therapy Association   (Japan)

^e Aoba Ward Office   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Life space; Physical activity; Restricted activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 74449090331     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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