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The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2017
Introduction Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a widely used rehabilitation concept, although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in stroke survivors.
Francesc Xavier Guiu-Tula, Rosa Cabanas-Valdés, Mercè Sitjà-Rabert, G. Úrrutia, Natàlia Gómara-Toldrà   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Inequalities in basic activities of daily living among older adults: ELSI-Brazil, 2015 [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica, 2018
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the magnitude of wealth-related inequalities in basic activities of daily living among community-dwelling Brazilian older adults and to determine the contribution of demographic, socioeconomic, and health conditions to the ...
Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Y. Duarte, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza, J. L. Torres, M. Lima-Costa, F. Andrade   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older individuals

PLoS ONE, 2019
Aims To know the prevalence, associated factors and temporal trends of disabilities for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older people in Spain from 2009 to 2017. Background Disability in older people is associated with health problems,
Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres, Maria Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego, JOSÉ Alberto Laredo-Aguilera   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Cognitively-Related Basic Activities of Daily Living Impairment Greatly Increases the Risk of Death in Alzheimers Disease [PDF]

PLoS One, 2016
Introduction Some Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients die without ever developing cognitively impaired basic activities of daily living (basic ADL), which may reflect slower disease progression or better compensatory mechanisms. Although impaired basic ADL
F. Liang, W. Chan, Ping-Jen Chen, Carissa A. Zimmerman, S. Waring, R. Doody   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The relationship between basic, instrumental, and advanced activities of daily living and executive functioning in geriatric patients with neurocognitive disorders

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019
Although many studies explored the relationship between executive functions (EF) and activities of daily living (ADLs) in cognitive disorders, previous studies used measurements without well‐defined levels of ADLs.
Elise Cornelis, Ellen Gorus, Patricia De Vriendt   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia through basic and instrumental activities of daily living: Development of a new evaluation tool

PLoS Medicine, 2017
Background Assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) is paramount to determine impairment in everyday functioning and to ensure accurate early diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders.
Elise Cornelis, Ellen Gorus, Ingo Beyer   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Proposal for a revised Barthel index classification based on mortality risk assessment in functional dependence for basic activities of daily living [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Martín Moreno V, Martínez Sanz MI, Martín Fernández A, Guerra Maroto S, Sevillano Fuentes E, Pérez Rico E, Sánchez González I, Fernández Gallardo M, Herranz Hernando J, Benítez Calderón MP, Calderón Jiménez L, Sánchez Rodríguez E, Recuero Vázquez M, Alonso Samperiz H, León Saiz I, Marcos Guerra J.   +15 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Influence of comorbidity of chronic diseases on basic activities of daily living among older adults in China: a propensity score-matched study [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Weijia Zhao, Qingfeng Tian, Hongji Zeng   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Disability in basic activities of daily living is associated with symptom burden in older people with advanced cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A secondary data analysis.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2020
CONTEXT Managing activities of daily living is important to people with advanced cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Understanding disability in activities of daily living may inform service planning.
L. Fettes, A. Bone, S. Etkind, S. Ashford, I. Higginson, M. Maddocks   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Aphasia and Math: Deficits with Basic Number Comprehension and in Numerical Activities of Daily Living

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2021
Objective: In the present study, we explored numerical problems in individuals with aphasia. We investigate whether numerical deficits, usually accompanying aphasia, can be observed on number comprehension tasks that do not necessarily require an oral ...
H. Proios, Kalliopi Tsakpounidou, Theodoros Karapanayiotides, K. Priftis, C. Semenza   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source