The assessment of functional age using "activities of daily living" performance tests: a study of Korean women
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Bestimmung des funktionellen Alters mittels der "Alltagsaktivitaeten"-Leistungstests: eine Untersuchung an koreanischen Frauen |
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| Autor: | Kim, Hee Sik; Tanaka, Kiyoji |
| Erschienen in: | Journal of aging and physical activity |
| Veröffentlicht: | 3 (1995), 1, S. 39-53, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 1063-8652, 1543-267X |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199605107624 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which a battery of 24 activities of daily living (ADL) performance tasks could be used to determine functional age in a sample of older women. The subjects were 253 older adult Korean women, aged 60 to 91 years. All subjects completed a comprehensive battery of 24 performance tests related to common activities of daily living. Correlations between the measures were computed, and principal component analysis was applied to the 24x24 correlation matrix. A principal component score was computed for each subject and was found to decrease significantly with advancing age. Multiple regression analysis revealed that out of the initial 24 variables, 5 variables accounted for 81% of the variability. An equation was developed to determine ADL age; the equation was considered useful for the assessment of daily living activities of older adult Korean women. Verf.-Referat