BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aims of this study were to describe differences between functional ability assessments made by stroke patients and their informal carers and to investigate the psychological associates of the difference in assessments. METHODS A prospective design was used, with repeated assessments of function, mood, and carer strain. Thirty hospital stroke patients and their main ...

Aim To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on interobserver agreement of assessments of functional status performed by registered nurses and care assistants in a nursing home and to compare interobserver agreement in persons with and without cognitive impairment. Background High accuracy of assessments of functional status in care settings for older persons is needed for the effi...