Are Performance Measures Necessary to Predict Loss of Independence in Elderly People?

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 84-89

  Pedone, Claudio ^a   Costanzo, Luisa ^a   Cesari, Matteo ^b   Bandinelli, Stefania ^c   Ferrucci, Luigi ^d   Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^e Fondazione San Raffaele   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Frailty; Mortality; Predictive value; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84960540248     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv096     Document Type: Article

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