Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic Accuracy of Ratings of Perceived Exertion to Identify Dependence in Performing Self-care Activities in Older Women.
Samuele Maria MarcoraPaula Born LopesSamuele Maria MarcoraRobertson J RobertsonAndré Luiz Felix RodackiFilipe Manuel ClementeGleber PereiraPublished in: Experimental aging research (2018)
RPE of constant-load physical tasks was valid, reliable, and accurate in identifying dependence in performing self-care activities in older women; therefore, it is possible to use the perceived exertion to identify dependence in performing activities of daily living in older women.