Locomotive syndrome in the elderly: translation, cultural adaptation, and Brazilian validation of the tool 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale

ABSTRACT Objective: The term Locomotive Syndrome refers to conditions in which the elderly are at high risk of inability to ambulate due to problems in locomotor system. For Locomotive Syndrome screening, the 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale was created. The objective here was to tra...

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Main Authors: Daniela Regina Brandão Tavares, Fania Cristina Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000100056&lng=en&tlng=en