Self‐Reported Walking Ability Predicts Functional Mobility Performance in Frail Older Adults

OBJECTIVE: To determine how self‐reported physical function relates to performance in each of three mobility domains: walking, stance maintenance, and rising from chairs.

[1]  E. A. Berg,et al.  A simple objective technique for measuring flexibility in thinking. , 1948, The Journal of general psychology.

[2]  T. Boll.  Diagnosing Brain Impairment , 1978 .

[3]  V. Leirer,et al.  Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. , 1982, Journal of psychiatric research.

[4]  C. Reynolds,et al.  Wechsler memory scale-revised , 1988 .

[5]  L G Branch,et al.  Physical performance measures in aging research. , 1989, Journal of gerontology.

[6]  M. Tinetti,et al.  Falls efficacy as a measure of fear of falling. , 1990, Journal of gerontology.

[7]  R. Hays,et al.  Hierarchical Measures of Physical Function in Ambulatory Geriatrics , 1990, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[8]  L G Branch,et al.  Short‐Term Variability of Measures of Physical Function in Older People , 1990, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[9]  M J Graney,et al.  Comparison of subjective ratings of function with observed functional ability of frail older persons. , 1991, American journal of public health.

[10]  D B Reuben,et al.  The predictive validity of self-report and performance-based measures of function and health. , 1992, Journal of gerontology.

[11]  N C Dunham,et al.  Measurement of Activities of Daily Living in Hospitalized Elderly: A Comparison of Self‐Report and Performance‐Based Methods , 1992, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[12]  M. Albert,et al.  High, usual and impaired functioning in community-dwelling older men and women: findings from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging. , 1993, Journal of clinical epidemiology.

[13]  L. Ferrucci,et al.  A short physical performance battery assessing lower extremity function: association with self-reported disability and prediction of mortality and nursing home admission. , 1994, Journal of gerontology.

[14]  J W Rowe,et al.  Predicting changes in physical performance in a high-functioning elderly cohort: MacArthur studies of successful aging. , 1994, Journal of gerontology.

[15]  R B Wallace,et al.  Lower-extremity function in persons over the age of 70 years as a predictor of subsequent disability. , 1995, The New England journal of medicine.

[16]  R. Hays,et al.  Measuring Physical Function in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Comparison of Self‐Administered, Interviewer‐Administered, and Performance‐Based Measures , 1995, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[17]  M. E. Cress,et al.  Relationship Between Physical Performance and Self‐Perceived Physical Function , 1995, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[18]  Christianna S. Williams,et al.  Assessing Risk for the Onset of Functional Dependence Among Older Adults: The Role of Physical Performance , 1995, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[19]  N. Alexander.  Gait Disorders in Older Adults , 1996, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[20]  J Ormel,et al.  The assessment of ADL among frail elderly in an interview survey: self-report versus performance-based tests and determinants of discrepancies. , 1996, The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences.

[21]  A. Jette,et al.  Test‐Retest Reliability of Self‐Reported Disability Measures in Older Adults , 1997, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[22]  Julie Robison,et al.  Difficulty and Dependence: Two Components of the Disability Continuum among Community-Living Older Persons , 1998, Annals of Internal Medicine.