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The validity of elderly patients' self reports of daily functioning
Author(s)	N Bentur
Journal title	Australian Journal on Ageing, vol 15, no 3, 1996
Pages	pp 136-139
Keywords	Fractures ; Stroke ; In-patients ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Dressing capacity ; Evaluation ; Reliability ; Australia.
Annotation	The plethora of measures and tools for evaluating functional status raises questions as to their validity and reliability, and that of the data collected with them. This study aimed to examine the validity of self-reports on functional status of older patients (half of whom had suffered a stroke, and the rest had suffered a hip fracture), whose average age was 76, were examined through their performance of three tasks: putting on a shirt, putting on socks, and walking a short distance. Patients were interviewed regarding each task, and then a direct observation made. High correlation was found between the interview and observation for putting on a shirt and walking a short distance. A lower correlation was found for putting on socks. The possible reasons for this difference and its implications are discussed.
Accession Number	CPA-971014208 A
Classmark	CUF: CQA: LF7: CA: C4: CA6: 4C: 5HC: 7YA
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