Physical performance as long-term predictor of onset of activities of daily living (ADL) disability: A 9-year longitudinal study among community-dwelling older women

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-506

  Idland, Gro ^a   Pettersen, Renate ^b   Avlund, Kirsten ^c,d   Bergland, Astrid ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADL; Comfortable walking speed; Elderly women; Functional reach; Prospective; Step climbing

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMFORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL REACH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEP CLIMBING; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873455890     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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