Validity and reliability of the short physical performance battery in two diverse older adult populations in Quebec and Brazil

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 863-878

  Freire, Aline Nascimento ^a   Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira ^a   Alvarado, Beatriz ^b   Guralnik, Jack M ^c   Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brazil; Canada; older adults; reliability; Short Physical Performance Battery; validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAZIL; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BRAZIL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84864192123     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312438551     Document Type: Article

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