21
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Commentaries

Predicting disability and institutionalization in elderly people: how strong is the evidence for the predictive value of the short physical performance battery?

&
Pages 138-139 | Published online: 12 Nov 2013

References

  • Gawel J, Vengrow D, Collins J, Brown S, Buchanan A, Cook C. The short physical performance battery as a predictor for long term disability or institutionalization in the community dwelling elderly population aged 65 years or older. Phys Ther Rev 2012;17:37–44.
  • Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Glynn RJ, Berkman LF, Blazer DG, et al.. A short physical performance battery assessing lower extremity function: association with self-reported disability and prediction of mortality and nursing home admission. J Gerontol 1994;49:85–94.
  • Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Salive ME, Wallace RB. Lower-extremity function in persons over the age of 70 years as a predictor of subsequent disability. N Engl J Med 1995;322:556–62.
  • Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Pieper CF, Leveilee SG, Markides KS, Ostir GV, et al.. Lower extremity function and subsequent disability: consistency across studies, predictive models and value of gait speed alone compared with the short physical performance battery. J Gerontol 2000;55A:221–31.
  • Vermeulen J, Neyens JCL, Spreeuwenberg MD, van Rossum E, de Witte LP. Predicting ADL disability in community-dwelling elderly people using physical frailty indicators: a systematic review. BMC Geriatrics 2011;11:33.
  • Stuck AE, Walthert JM, Nikolaus T, Bue CJ, Hohmann C, Beck JC. Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review. Soc Sci Med 1999;48:445–69.
  • Gaugler JE, Duval S, Anderson KA, Kane RL. Predicting nursing home admission in the US: a meta-analysis. BMC Geriatrics 2007;7:13.
  • Luppa M, Luck T, Weyerer S, Koning HH, Brahler E, Riedel-Heller SG. Prediction of institutionalization in the elderly. A systematic review. Age Ageing 2010;39:31–38.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.