OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate the Physical Performance and Mobility Examination
(PPME), an observer‐administered, performance‐based instrument assessing 6 domains of …

This is a validation of Katz tool in Activities of Daily Living in institutionalized elderly. People
60+ years (n= 157), obtained from a nursing home. The Persian versions of ADL-Katz …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe social services and health
professionals' perceptions of vulnerability among older adults living in the community and to …

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

Our aim was to determine whether baseline measures of cognitive functioning, walking
speed, and depressive status are independent predictors of limitations in instrumental …

Aim Elderly populations are evaluated on their ability to perform instrumental activities of
daily living (IADL) using one of three subscales in the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of …

Background. Functional assessments and direct measures of physical performance are
standard components of community-based studies of older populations. Estimates of the …

Abstract The Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR), an innovative
instrumental activities of daily living tool, systematically evaluates the accomplishment of 11 …

Background and Purpose: The ability to get up from the floor after a fall is a basic skill
required for functional independence. Consequently, the inability to safely get down to and …

Objectives To compare the ability of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), 4‐m
walk test (4m WT), 6‐minute walk test (6 MWT), and handgrip strength to predict mortality …