Topic Resources

FUNCTION

Journal Articles

Graf, C. (2008). How to Try This: The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale. AJN, 108(4), 52-62. Available online at http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=781867

Wallace, M., & Shelkey, M. (2008). How to Try This: Monitoring functional status of hospitalized older adults. AJN, 108(4), 64-71. Available online at http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=781870

Graf, C. (2006). Functional decline in hospitalized older adults. AJN, 106(1), 58-67.

Tucker, D.M., Molsberger, S.C., & Clark, A. (2004). Walking and wellness: A collaborative program to maintain mobility in hospitalized older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 25(4), 242-245.

Resnick, B. (2003). Exercise for older adults: What to prescribe & how to motivate: Caring for the ages. American Medical Directors Association, 4(1), 8-12.

Resnick, B., King, A., Riebe, D., & Ory, M. (2008). Measuring physical activity in older adults: Use of the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Yale Physical Activity Survey in three behavior change consortium studies. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 30(6), 673-689.

Vass, M., Avlund, K., Lauridsen, J., & Hendriksen, C.  (2005). Feasible model for prevention of functional decline in older people: Municipality-randomized controlled trial. JAGS, 53(4), 563-568.

Last updated - July 2009