Journal article
How Should Disability Be Measured in Older Adults? An Analysis from the Boston Rehabilitative Impairment Study of the Elderly
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine and compare the predictive validity and responsiveness of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) frequency and limitation dimensions in assessing two critical dimensions of disability: frequency of and limitations in performance of major life roles.
DESIGN: Secondary analysis of 2-year follow-up data from the Boston Rehabilitative Impairment Study of the Elderly.
Authors
Beauchamp MK; Bean JF; Ward RE; Kurlinski LA; Latham NK; Jette AM
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 63, No. 6, pp. 1187–1191
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2015
DOI
10.1111/jgs.13453
ISSN
0002-8614