The global activity limitation index mainly measured functional disability, whereas self-rated health measured physical morbidity

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 468-476

  Cabrero García, Julio ^a   Juliá Sanchis, Rocío ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LOS LIRIOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlates; Functional disability; Global activity limitation index; Morbidity; Older people; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL ACTIVITY LIMITATION INDEX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; VERY ELDERLY;

CORRELATES; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY; GLOBAL ACTIVITY LIMITATION INDEX; MORBIDITY; OLDER PEOPLE; SELF-RATED HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84896736843     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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