Age and Ageing · 1998 · 21 citations · 3 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicineFunctional AssessmentGeriatric AssessmentPhysical DisabilitiesDefinition Of DisabilityDisability AssessmentDisability EvaluationFunctional Assessment In Older AdultsFunctional ImpairmentHealth-related Quality Of Life MeasurementDisability Rating AssessmentDisability Severity AssessmentDisability Severity MeasurementDisability Severity ScalesDisability WeightingDisability WeightsHealth-related Disability MeasurementSelf-reported Disability Metrics
BACKGROUND: Health care experts, older people and carers were asked to weight 18 personal and social activities of daily living (ADLs) with regard to the importance of being able to perform them. RESULTS: All groups agreed on the order of importance but experts gave greater weight to personal ADLs. We have used these results to produce a ratio scale.
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Functional evaluation : Barthel index
F. I. Mahonery · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1965 · 12.9K citations
Use of Magnitude Estimation For Estimating The Parameters Of Dyspnea
Margaret Nield, Mi Ja Kim, Minu Patel · Nursing Research · 1989 · 15 citations
Nursing, Psychology, Psychometrics +14