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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
This study examines the validity of a system of measuring functional status, an important determinant of quality of life. With a group of elderly people who suffer from arthritis, we found that scores in the dimensions of dependence, difficulty, and pain on performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) are positively correlated with client reports of joint conditions, ability to deal with their arthritis and attendant problems, and numbers of "good days." Instrument scores do not correlate with professional assessments of clients' joint condition or of their ability to deal with arthritis, although the two professional assessments correlate with each other. Thus it appears that client and professional definitions of joint condition differ; only the clients' definition relates to our measure of functional status.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0017-9124
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
A functional status assessment instrument: validation in an elderly population.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article