title: Activity intolerance and impaired physical mobility in elders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the use of two nursing diagnoses, activity intolerance and impaired physical mobility, with elderly patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-two elders from a long-term care facility in Wonju, Korea. A checklist developed by the researchers was used for data collection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Defining characteristics from this study related to psychological components of activity intolerance are significant in differentiating between the two diagnoses. Using a decision-making tree based on data from this study, each nursing diagnosis can be correctly identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study are significant in broadening the defining characteristics to be used in differentiating between two nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clarification of nursing diagnoses serves to direct students and nurses to choosing appropriate interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
authors.forename: Hea-Kung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: So-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: So-Sun
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Margaret J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Storey
authors.forename: Gi-Yon
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003663:Decision Trees; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009042:Motivation; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors