Validity and reliability of the de Morton Mobility Index in the subacute hospital setting in a Geriatric Evaluation and Management population

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 956-961

  De Morton, Natalie A ^a,b   Lane, Kylie ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Health   (Australia)

^c Broadmeadows Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Geriatric assessment; Psychometrics; Rasch analysis; Rehabilitation; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 78149471877     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0626     Document Type: Article

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