Utility of an ADL index for institutionalized elderly people: Examining possible applications for independent elderly people

OriginalArticle Utility of an ADL Index for Institutionalized El erly People : Examining Possible Applications for Independent Elderly People Shinichi DEMURAi , Susumu SAT 02 and Masaki MINAMI

The purpose of this study vvas to clarify the application range and utility of an ADL illdex for disabled elderly peeple (Demura et al., 2000), by examining the ADL characteristics of an elderly population when this index was ftpplied to disabled and independent elderly people. Subjects ofthis study were 697 Japanese institutionalized disabled elderly people and 482 independent elderly people (...

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