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| Factors affecting contrasting results between self-reported and performance-based levels in physical limitations | | Author(s) | G I J M Kempen, M J G van Heuvelen, R H S van den Brink |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 25, no 6, November 1996 |
| Pages | pp 458-464 |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Visual impairment ; Physical disabilities ; Cognitive processes ; Personality ; Self care capacity ; Socio-economic groups ; Performance ; Participant observation. |
| Annotation | The authors examined the role of socio-demographic variables, cognitive and affective functioning, and personality in discrepancies between performance-based and self-report measures for physical limitations in motor functioning, hearing and vision. Data are drawn from a community-based sample of people aged 57 or over. The strength of association between self-reported and performance-based levels of physical limitations is moderate. Socio-demographic variables and levels of cognitive functioning explained some of the discrepancies between self-reported and performance-based vision. For motor functioning and hearing, discrepancies were substantially influenced by affective functioning and personality. Discrepancies may reflect bias in perception or true variation in the effect of limitations on daily functioning. Both self-report and performance-based measures seem to complement each other in providing useful information about physical limitations. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970326018 A |
| Classmark | BV: BR: BN: DA: DK: CA: T4: 5H: 3DB |
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