Finding the right outcome measures for care home research

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-122

  Hoppitt, Thomas ^a   Sackley, Catherine ^a   Wright, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARTHEL INDEX; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77949402042     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp189     Document Type: Letter

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