The effect of chronic diseases on physical function. Comparison between activities of daily living scales and the Physical Performance Test | Zendy

Renzo Rozzini | Zendy; Giovanni B. Frisoni | Zendy; Luigi Ferrucci | Zendy; Piera Barbisoni | Zendy; Bruno Bertozzi | Zendy; Marco Trabucchi | Zendy

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The effect of chronic diseases on physical function. Comparison between activities of daily living scales and the Physical Performance Test

Author(s) -

Renzo Rozzini,

Giovanni B. Frisoni,

Luigi Ferrucci,

Piera Barbisoni,

Bruno Bertozzi,

Marco Trabucchi

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/26.4.281

Subject(s) - activities of daily living , medicine , population , gerontology , depression (economics) , parkinsonism , test (biology) , geriatric depression scale , physical therapy , cognition , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , environmental health , paleontology , biology , economics , macroeconomics

o verify the capacity of basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL) disability scales and of a performance-based test (Physical Performance Test; PPT) to detect the effect on the functional capacity of several common chronic conditions in elderly people.

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