Background: Measurement of indoor physical activity at home in older adults who have
difficulty performing outdoor activities is a key to documenting baseline physical activity …

Background there is currently limited support for the reliability and validity of the EASY-Care
independence scale, with little work carried out in low-or middle-income countries …

Aim To present practical predictors for the difficulty of carrying out basic activities of daily
living (ADL) among the old‐old during a 2‐year period. Methods Assessment was carried …

Purpose We performed a systematic review to assess the psychometric properties of
extended Activities of Daily Living (eADL) scales. Materials and Methods Articles assessing …

Purpose: Routinely, physical therapists use a variety of physical performance tests to
determine functional status of older adults. Whereas many commonly used instruments have …

Introduction: Executive function is responsive to exercise and predictive of subsequent falls.
Minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) are critical for understanding whether …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether (1) mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
alters the validity of the Timed Up and Go (TUG), the 8-Foot Up and Go (8UG), or the …

This paper empirically examines the reliability and validity of three measures of the health of
the elderly: an index measuring the ability to perform the activities of daily living without help …

Objective The aims of this study were to evaluate and contrast the physical attributes that are
associated with self-reported vs. observed ability to walk 400 m among older adults. Design …

Abstract Background and Purpose In older people with cognitive impairment, we require
reliable and valid measures to assess physical fitness and to measure change, for example …