Objective: There is continued uncertainty regarding the strength of association between
performance-based and self-report measures of physical functioning, and of their …

Background: Understanding whether there is an agreement between older persons who
provide information on their functional status and clinicians who assess their function is an …

PURPOSE: To compare two self‐administered, one interviewer‐administered, and one
performance‐based measure of physical function in community‐based older persons …

An ex post facto analysis of a secondary dataset examined relationships between physical
frailty, depression, and the self-perceived domains of health status and quality-of-life in older …

Objective: The continuous-scale physical functional performance test (CS-PFP) is an original
instrument designed to provide a comprehensive, in-depth measure of physical function that …

This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of the Late-Life
Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI). Fifty-five older adults (mean age 79.7+/–5.2) …

Background and Purpose: Studies indicate that age is associated with deterioration in
physical function and a concomitant decrease in health-related quality of life (HRQL). The …

Abstract Evaluation of physical functioning plays a valuable role in clinical geriatrics as well
as in aging research. Physical functioning has generally been assessed through self-or …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare two methods of measuring physical
function in subjects with a broad range of abilities and to evaluate the effects of cognitive …

Background and Purpose: Although health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been linked to
numerous factors in older adults, limited or conflicting studies have investigated variables …