[Ver: A3B2-WIN8.07r/W-Standard] [1.8.2006–10:47pm] [253–270] [Page No. 253] FIRST PROOFS {UTP_FPP}CJA/CJA-25(3)-002.3d (CJA) Paper: CJA-25(3)-002 UTP Relationship between Self-Report and Performance Measures of Function: A Systematic Review Liliana Coman and Julie Richardson RE ´ SUME ´ Les auteurs ont proce ´de ´a ` un examen syste ´matique des e ´tudes portant sur la corre ´lation entre les e ´valuations de la fonction obtenues a ` l’aide de mesures de l’auto-e ´valuation et de la performance chez les personnes a ˆge ´es qui re ´sident dans la communaute ´. ME ´ THODES : Les articles ayant servi a ` cet examen ont e ´te ´ de ´termine ´s a ` l’aide de la recherche e ´lectronique des mots anglais MEDLINE, CINHAL et AGELINE et d’un de ´pouillage manuel. Deux re ´viseurs ont se ´lectionne ´ les e ´tudes re ´pondant aux crite `res d’inclusion, extrait les donne ´es, et e ´value ´ la qualite ´ me ´thodologique des donne ´es. RE ´ SULTATS : Dix-sept e ´tudes re ´pondaient aux crite `res d’inclusion requis pour l’examen. La corre ´lation entre l’auto-e ´valuation et la performance allait de 0,72 a ` 0,60. Soixante pour cent des e ´tudes ont compare ´ les instruments d’auto-e ´valuation utilise ´s pour de ´terminer le degre ´ d’incapacite ´a ` l’aide de mesures de la performance portant sur la limitation fonctionnelle. Dans les e ´tudes qui e ´valuaient la limitation fonctionnelle des me ˆmes ta ˆches a ` l’aide des deux me ´thodes, la corre ´lation variait de 0,60 a ` 0,86. CONCLUSION : Lorsque le construct mesure ´a ` l’aide des deux me ´thodes e ´tait le me ˆme, la corre ´lation e ´tait de moyenne a `e ´leve ´e et la mesure des limitations fonctionnelles en fonction de l’auto-e ´valuation ou de la performance refle ´tait donc une e ´valuation similaire de la fonction. ABSTRACT The authors conducted a systematic review of studies examining correlations between assessments of function obtained using self-report and those obtained using performance-based measures for community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: Articles for this review were identified using electronic searching in MEDLINE, CINHAL, and AGELINE and hand-searching techniques. Two reviewers selected the studies that met the inclusion criteria, extracted the data, and assessed the methodological quality of the data. RESULTS: Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria for review. Correlations between self-report and performance ranged from -0.72 to 0.60. Sixty per cent of the studies compared self-report instruments measuring disability with performance measures addressing functional limitations. In studies that assessed the same functional tasks and functional limitations using the two methods, the correlation varied between 0.60 and 0.86. CONCLUSION: When the construct measured by the two methods was the same, the correlations were moderate to large and, therefore, measurement of functional limitations by self-report or performance probably reflected a similar assessment of function. Manuscript received: / manuscrit rec ¸u : 07/09/04 Manuscript accepted: / manuscrit accepte ´ : 11/05/06 Mots cle ´s : vieillissement, auto-e ´valuation, performance, fonction, examen syste ´matique Keywords: aging, self-report, performance, function, systematic review Requests for offprints should be sent to: / Les demandes de tire ´s-a `-part doivent e ˆtre addresse ´es a `: Liliana Coman, M.Sc. Assistant Professor School of Rehabilitation Science McMaster University 1400 Main St. West IAHS—Room 403 Hamilton, ON L8S 1C7 (comanl@mcmaster.ca) Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 25 (3) : 253 - 270 (2006) 253