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8418139

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the validity of brief multidimensional measures of health, we studied 155 new residents of a long-term care institution. We collected self-reported measures of various aspects of health, as well as performance-based measures of physical and cognitive function. For six similar health dimensions measured using two self-reported methods, the average correlation between paired health dimensions was 0.64 (nonpaired correlation = 0.36). When we compared self-reports and performance on three closely paired health concepts, the average correlation of paired concepts was 0.49 (nonpaired correlation = 0.22). In a factor analysis, similar health dimensions measured using different methods tended to load on the same factor. Except for manual performance, performance-based and self-reported measures of physical and role function loaded on one factor. We conclude that brief measures of health and self-reported physical functioning in very old persons have acceptable validity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1422
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
M10-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Measuring functioning and health in the very old.
pubmed:affiliation
UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't