title: Stability of performance of activities of daily living using the MDS.
abstract: The Minimum Data Set (MDS) requires assessment of performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) by newly admitted nursing home residents over all shifts for a 7-day period, for a total of 21 assessments. This study evaluated within-subject equivalence of multiple assessments of 42 residents' admission MDS ADL performance. Friedman two-way analysis of variance for ranks documented no significant within-subject differences among repeated measurements for all 13 MDS ADL variables. Thus, fewer than 21 assessments may accurately assess ADL performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA. mgraney@utmem.edu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Graney
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Engle
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies