Dependence and health-related quality of life in elderly people using assistive devices after acute stroke: the Göteborg 70+ Stroke Study.
Objective. The aim of this study was to describe dependence in daily activities as assessed with a 7-level Functional Independence Measure (FIMT) and also dichotomized. Health-related quality of life was self-assessed with the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) in this longitudinal study of elderly per...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 247 - 258 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2003
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