Article Publication Date:
1/25/2010
Summary:
Policy makers desire a uniform assessment tool that works well for adults of all ages, but disability assessment can only be as uniform as the underlying measurement is. If ADL or IADL/ADL measures are biased by age, their use with adults of different ages could be misleading. Findings of this study indicate that as demand for community services increases among adults of all ages, an expanded IADL/ADL measure is more useful than ADL.
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Journal of Gerontology
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measurement; age bias; Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 10.1093/geronb/gbp129; scalability; instrumental activities of daily living; age-related DIF
Contact
Mitchell P. LaPlante,
The Institute for Health & Aging
3333 California Street, Room 340, University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94118
mitch.laplante@ucsf.edu
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52467