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There are a number of instruments designed for the funtional assessment of older adults with regard to such areas as [[self-care skills]]. These include:
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There are a number of instruments designed for the functional assessment of older adults with regard to such areas as [[self-care skills]]. These include:
   
*<ref>{{cite web | title=Nursing assessment and older people | work=Royal College of Nursing | url=http://www.rcn.org.uk/members/downloads/nursingassessmentolder.pdf | accessdate=2006-10-31}}</ref>
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*<ref>{{cite web | title=Nursing assessment and older people | work=Royal College of Nursing | url=http://www.rcn.org.uk/members/downloads/nursingassessmentolder.pdf | accessdate=2006-10-31}}</ref>
 
* [[Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living]] <ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Katz |first=S |authorlink= |coauthors=Stroud M |year=1963 |month= |title=Functional assessment in
 
* [[Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living]] <ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Katz |first=S |authorlink= |coauthors=Stroud M |year=1963 |month= |title=Functional assessment in
 
geriatrics: a review of progress and direction |journal=Journal of
 
geriatrics: a review of progress and direction |journal=Journal of
the American Geriatrics Society |volume=37 |issue= |pages=267-271 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
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the American Geriatrics Society |volume=37 |issue= |pages=267–271 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
   
 
* [[Barthel index]]<ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Mahoney |first=F |authorlink= |coauthors=Barthel D |year=1965 |month= |title=Functional evaluation:
 
* [[Barthel index]]<ref>{{cite journal |quotes= |last=Mahoney |first=F |authorlink= |coauthors=Barthel D |year=1965 |month= |title=Functional evaluation:
the Barthel index |journal=Maryland State Medical Journal |volume=14 |issue= |pages=61-65 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
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the Barthel index |journal=Maryland State Medical Journal |volume=14 |issue= |pages=61–65 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
   
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==References & Bibliography==
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There are a number of instruments designed for the functional assessment of older adults with regard to such areas as self-care skills. These include:

  • [1]
  • Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living [2]

References & Bibliography

  1. Nursing assessment and older people. Royal College of Nursing. URL accessed on 2006-10-31.
  2. Katz, S, Stroud M (1963). Functional assessment in geriatrics: a review of progress and direction. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 37: 267–271.
  3. Mahoney, F, Barthel D (1965). Functional evaluation: the Barthel index. Maryland State Medical Journal 14: 61–65.

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