Assessment of locomotive syndrome among older individuals: a confirmatory factor analysis of the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 8; p. e9026
• Main Authors: Wang, Chaochen, Ikemoto, Tatsunori, Hirasawa, Atsuhiko, Arai, Young-Chang, Kikuchi, Shogo, Deie, Masataka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ, Inc 14.04.2020; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Anxiety; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; Confirmatory factor analysis; Epidemiology; Factor analysis; Geriatric; Geriatrics; GLFS; Housework; Kinesiology; Locomotive syndrome; Musculoskeletal diseases; Nursing; Orthopedics; Outdoor activities; Pain; Questionnaires; Response rates; Sample variance; Studies; Confirmatory factor analysis; GLFS; Locomotive syndrome; Geriatric

The 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25) is widely used in daily clinical practice in evaluating locomotive syndrome (LS). The questionnaire contains 25 questions aiming to describe 6 aspects, including body pain, movement-related difficulty, usual care, social activities, cogni...