What physical attributes underlie self-reported vs. observed ability to walk 400 m in later life?: An analysis from the InCHIANTI study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 396-404

  Beauchamp, Marla K ^a   Leveille, Suzanne G ^b   Patel, Kushang V ^c   Kiely, Dan K ^d   Phillips, Caroline L ^e   Bandinelli, Stefania ^f   Ferrucci, Luigi ^e   Guralnik, Jack ^g   Bean, Jonathan F ^a  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^f Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobility Limitation; Physical Performance; Rehabilitation; Successful Aging

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCELERATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84899649960     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000034     Document Type: Article

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