Functional ability, physical activity and self-rated health in old age a cross sectional population-based study in Norway

Open Public Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-51

  Forsén, Lisa ^a,b   Bjørnelv, Gudrun Maria Waaler ^a,d   Bentzen, Hege ^c   Søgaard, Anne Johanne ^a,d   Graff Iversen, Sidsel ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Functional ability (FA); International Classification of Functioning(ICF); Physical activity (PA); Population based; Prevalence; Self rated health (SRH); Structural equation modelling (SEM); Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NORWAY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTHRALGIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYALGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOFT DRINK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

COD LIVER OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN;

EID: 84867492071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18749445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874944501205010040     Document Type: Article

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