THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIERARCHICAL POLYCHOTOMOUS ADL-IADL SCALE FOR NONINSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERS

被引:213
作者
KEMPEN, GIJM [1 ]
SUURMEIJER, TPBM [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GRONINGEN, DEPT SOCIOL, 9713 AV GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
关键词
Disability; Older people; Scale analysis;
D O I
10.1093/geront/30.4.497
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
A hierarchical scale comprising 18 activities of daily living (AOL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) items was tested on a sample of 101 noninstitutionalized people of 60 years and older in a northern part of the Netherlands. Three possible answers per item were used. The results confirmed the possibility of constructing a unidimensional, hierarchical, polychotomous scale for older people, measuring “functional problems on ADL-IADL.” Moreover, the possibility of using two separate subscales (for ADL and IADL) was observed. © 1990 by The Cerontological Society of America.
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页码:497 / 502
页数:6
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