Psychometric properties of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument: A systematic review

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Beauchamp, Marla K ^a,d   Schmidt, Catherine T ^b   Pedersen, Mette M ^c   Bean, Jonathan F ^a   Jette, Alan M ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older adults; Disability; Function; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84892951496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-12     Document Type: Review

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