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Evaluating Physical Capabilities in the Elderly: The Relationship Between ADL Self-Assessments and Basic Abilities1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

A.M. Myers  and
L. Huddy
A.M. Myers
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo
L. Huddy
Affiliation:
University of California at Los Angeles
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Abstract

The relationship between ADL self-assessments and physical ability was investigated using data compiled on 128 exercise class participants. Compared with community dwelling respondents, institutionalized seniors were not only less accurate in their subjective ADL estimates, but consistently underestimated their capabilities over comparable ranges of the objective physical scale. Seniors appear to make errors estimating their functional capabilities with respect to daily activities they no longer perform and that may be restricted for reasons of institutional convenience.

Résumé

La présente communication porte sur une étude du rapport entre l'auto-évaluation de l'AAQ et les aptitudes physiques chez 128 sujets participants à une classe de culture physique. Comparées à celles qui vivent chez elles, les personnes âgées vivant en institution se sont révélées non seulement moins capables de donner une appréciation subjective exacte de leur AAQ mais elles ont constamment sous-estimé leurs aptitudes dans plusieurs zones comparables de l'echelle d'activité physique objective. Les personnes âgées semblent commettre des erreurs dans l'appréciation de leur capacité fonctionnelle appliquée aux activités auxquelles elles ne se livrent plus et dont elles se trouvent privées vraisemblablement par le fait même qu'elles vivent en institution.

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , December 1985 , pp. 189 - 200
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1985

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