Reliability of the de Morton mobility index (DEMMI) in an older acute medical population

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-169

  De Morton, Natalie A ^a,b   Davidson, Megan ^c   Keating, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Clinical Research Centre   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospitalized; Mobility; Outcome measurement; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80052012261     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.493     Document Type: Article

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