Reliability and validity of the adult Alpha Functional Independence measure instrument in England

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Hinkle, Janice L ^a   McClaran, Jacqueline ^b   Davies, Janette ^b   Ng, Derek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949898212     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181c1fd99     Document Type: Article

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