The Measurement of Disability in the Elderly: A Systematic Review of Self-Reported Questionnaires

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150.e1-150.e9

  Yang, Ming ^a   Ding, Xiang ^a   Dong, Birong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Self reported outcome questionnaire; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; BARTHEL INDEX; BRODY INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA EXTRACTION; DISABILITY; HUMAN; KATZ INDEX; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DISABILITY; ELDERLY; SELF-REPORTED OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84893013391     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.10.004     Document Type: Review

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