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Development of a test of physical performance for the nursing home setting
Author(s)	Ellen F Binder, J Philip Miller, Linda J Ball
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 41, no 5, October 2001
Pages	pp 671-679
Keywords	Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	The reliability and validity of the Nursing Home Physical Performance Test (NHPPT) is assessed. 14 items integral to daily life in a nursing home setting were administered to 95 residents with sufficient cognitive ability to follow a one-step command at baseline, 1 week later and 6 weeks later. The Minimum Data Set (MDS), Katz and Multidimensional Observational Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES) were used to establish concurrent validity. Test-retest reliability for items ranged between .73 and .93. Factor analysis and correlations between NHPPT items and scales with measures of activities of daily living (ADLs) suggest that the NHPPT taps aspects of gross motor function (Factor 1) and fine motor co-ordination and task sequencing (Factor 2) required for ADL function and mobility. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011129218 A
Classmark	C4: CA: LHB: 4C: 7T
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