A systematic review and comparison of functional assessments of community-dwelling elderly patients

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 160-169

  Roedl, Katie J ^a   Wilson, Lindsay S ^b   Fine, Julie ^c  

^a Family Practice Clinic   (United States)

^b Clinical Dermatology   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Assessment; Geriatric; Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL); Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84960474420     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12273     Document Type: Review

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