This study examined the construct validity of the physical functioning and cognition scales of the federally mandated Minimum Data Set (MDS) via Rasch analysis. We performed a secondary analysis of retrospective MDS data collected by the Department of Veteran Affairs Austin Automation Center. Items demonstrated unidimensionality and represented two separate constructs: physical functioning and ...

The evaluation of physical functioning is valuable in the intensive care unit (ICU) to help inform patient recovery after critical illness, to identify patients who may require rehabilitation interventions, and to monitor responsiveness to such interventions. This viewpoint article discusses: (1) the concept of physical functioning with reference to the World Health Organization International C...

Objective: To characterize the mental and physical functioning of subjects admitted to Beitostølen Healthsports Centre, and evaluate whether functioning was improved during rehabilitation. Material and methods: A total of 228 subjects admitted for rehabilitation completed the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 12 (SF-12) on admission and on discharge after approximately 4 weeks. A total of 174 su...

STUDY OBJECTIVES (1) To identify behavioural and biological correlates of poor physical functioning and (2) to determine whether such associations are independent of disease. DESIGN Potential correlates were obtained from questionnaires and screening visits at baseline and five year follow up. Physical functioning was measured at follow up using the 10 item scale from the short-form 36 health...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Self-report and performance-based measures of physical functioning in people before and after total hip arthroplasty seem to present different information. The relationship between these different measures is not well understood, and little information is available about changes in this relationship over time. The aims of this study were: (1) to determine the relationship...

Background and Purpose—This study evaluated assessments of physical functioning and social functioning using the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) to characterize health-related quality of life for patients after stroke. Methods—The SIS and SF-36 were administered to 278 stroke subjects 90 days after stroke. The SIS-16 and SF-36 Physical Functioning (PF) domain characterize ph...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate if physical functioning is different in female caregivers of children with physical disabilities compared with female caregivers of children with nondisabling medical illnesses, and to investigate the factors associated with functioning level. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING University-based clinics. PATIENTS Ninety consecutive female caregivers of children p...

BACKGROUND Previous studies examined midlife risk factors separately for old-age impaired physical and cognitive functioning. We determined the overlap of risk factors for both domains of functioning within the same setting. METHODS Biological and behavioral risk factors at age 50 years and cognitive and physical functioning were assessed 18 (SD = 5) years later in the Whitehall II study (N =...