The wellbeing of the elderly
INDEXCONTENTSPreface, by Dr Leo A. Kaprio............................ Overview ............ .......................... Introduction .................................... 1. Multidimensional functional assessment measures ....... . ........ 1.1 Multidimensional functional assessment questionnaires of established validity and reliability ........................ 1.2 Multidimensional assessment questionnaires of unreported validity and reliability ............................... 2. Consideration of the separate areas of functioning ............... 2.1 Activities of daily living ........................ 2.2 Mental health ............................... 2.3 Physical health .............................. 2.4 Social .................................. 2.5 Economic ................................. 2.6 Family and friends............................ 2.7 Housing .................................. 2.8 Other information related to the interview ................ 2.9 Services ................................. 3. Some examples of alternative functional classification systems ......... 3.1 New Zealand physical disability survey .................. 3.2 The measurement of need in old people ................... 3.3 The OARS model .............................. 3.4 Developing functional assessment measures and a functional classification system for a multidimensional assessment questionnaire intended for other purposes: an example .......................... 4. Desirable standards for multidimensional functional assessment at the population level ..................................... 4.1 Validity and reliability ......................... 4.2 Considerations underlying instrument selection and use ........ . . 4.3 Sampling ................................. 4.4 Data gathering............................. . 4.5 Data preparation ............................. 4.6 Analysis ................................. 4.7 Data reporting .............................. 4.8 Presentation of results .......................... 4.9 Archive .................................. 5. Concluding remarks...... References ..................................... Annex 1 "Katz" PADL and OARS IADL and PADL scales...........,..... Annex 2 Selected symptomatology lists ....................... Annex 3 Example of layout for a self-administered questionnaire which is also precoded; RAND HIS excerpt ........................
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