Sentence examples for degree of physical function from inspiring English sources
18– 20 Older urban people report higher self-esteem, increased positive mood, better emotional health, and more satisfaction with aging, as well as better functional health status and a higher degree of physical function and mental health than do their counterparts living in rural areas.
The degree of HIV-associated immunosuppression does not correlate with the observed degree of physical function decline in older HIV-infected persons, suggesting the decline is mediated by other mechanisms.
Further, there is a dose response relationship such that greater degree of physical function impairment is associated with poorer scores on physical health-related variables.
The EQ-5D has two sections: The first consists of five items to assess degree of physical functioning (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression).
Athletes with an impairment to at least one leg are eligible to compete, with degrees of physical function beyond that rated from 1.0 (low function) to 4.5 (high) and the combined pots of the five players on court must not exceed 14.
In contrast, psoriasis has a relatively greater impact on mental rather than physical domains, as patients with psoriasis report the effect of their disease on social functioning (RE and SF), and to a lesser degree on physical function (RP) and pain (BP) domains.
QoL has been defined as 'the subjective appraisal of one's current life based primarily on psychological function and to a lesser degree on physical functioning'.
Physical performance was measured with the Physical Performance Test (PPT) which assesses multiple domains of physical function by timing how long it takes to perform tasks of varying degrees of difficulty (i.e. writing a sentence, putting on and taking off a jacket, turning around 360 degrees, walking 15 meters) [ 29].
PedsQL™ measures the components of physical functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning and school functioning.
