Association between physical performance characteristics and independence in activities of daily living in middle-aged and elderly men

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-280

  Den Ouden, Marjolein E M ^a   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a,b   Arts, Ilse Ema ^a,b   van der Schouw, Yvonne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Disability; Independent living; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETER; EDUCATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POWER GRIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDING; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875813876     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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