Journal article
Measurement of function in older adults transitioning from hospital to home: an integrative review
Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.39(3), pp.336-343
05/01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.11.003
PMCID: PMC6473790
PMID: 29249631
Abstract
Older adults often experience decline in functional status during the transition from hospital to home. In order to determine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent functional decline, researchers must have instruments that are reliable and valid for use with older adults. The purpose of this integrative review is to: (1) summarize the research uses and methods of administering functional status instruments when investigating older adults transitioning from hospital to home, (2) examine the development and existing psychometric testing of the instruments, and (3) discuss gaps and implications for future research. The authors conducted an integrative review of forty research studies that assessed functional status in older adults transitioning from hospital to home. This review reveals important gaps in the functional status instruments' psychometric testing, including limited testing to support their validity and reliability when administered by self-report and limited evidence supporting their ability to detect change over time. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Measurement of function in older adults transitioning from hospital to home: an integrative review
- Creators
- Daniel Liebzeit - University of Wisconsin–MadisonBarbara King - University of Wisconsin–MadisonLisa Bratzke - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.39(3), pp.336-343
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.11.003
- PMID
- 29249631
- PMCID
- PMC6473790
- NLM abbreviation
- Geriatr Nurs
- ISSN
- 0197-4572
- eISSN
- 1528-3984
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- UL1TR000427 / Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, through the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UL1TR000427; UL1TR002373 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370640302771
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