Factor Structure and Correlates of Functional Fitness of Older Adults in Taiwan

Background: The purposes of the study were to test the factor structure of the models of functional fitness for older adults, in which the latent factor flexibility represents scores in chair sit-and-reach and back scratch, and the latent factor Physical Power represents scores in chair stand, arm c...

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Main Authors: Li-An Ho, Huey-June Wu, Tracey D. Matthews, Jasson Chiang, Ying-Ju Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812001500