Journal article
Does monitoring change in function in community-dwelling older adults alter outcome? A randomized controlled trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether information about an older person's physical functioning provided to the patient and his or her physician delays functional decline and improves health outcomes.
DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken; the assessors were not blinded to the group allocation.
Authors
Richardson J; Chan D; Risdon K; Giles C; Mulveney S; Cripps D
Journal
Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 22, No. 12, pp. 1061–1070
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.1177/0269215508095090
ISSN
0269-2155