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| A life-space approach to functional assessment of mobility in the elderly | | Author(s) | Michael Parker, Patricia S Baker, Richard M Allman |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 35, no 4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 35-56 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Mobility represents a critical component in the functional and disability assessment of older adults, because it is related significantly to the maintenance of elder autonomy and independence. The authors' aims are to raise awareness of geriatric social workers about the need to consider mobility as an important aspect of older persons' lives in the context of their environment, and to describe the application of a new strategy of mobility assessment that complements existing methods. An application of the Life-Space Mobility Assessment (LSMA) with older people is described as complementing the more traditional but less precise and sensitive methods of functional assessments typically used by social workers and other practitioners. Theoretical links to person-in-environment and ecology models are reviewed, and the implications for training, practice and research for social workers are considered. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020531206 A |
| Classmark | C4: CA: 4C |
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