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The process of decline in advanced activities of daily living: a qualitative explorative study in mild cognitive impairment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: The notion of "minimal impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (i-ADL)" is important in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but is presently not adequately operationalized. ADL is stratified according to difficulty,
Cornelis, Elise   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Basic Activities of Daily Living of Elderly Inpatients.

open access: yesNippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 1998
Basic activities of daily living (ADL) together with communication ability (visual, auditory and speech) and frequency of bedside visits by a nurse were assessed in 672 elderly inpatients staying on a certain day in Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric hospital, which is a specialized general hospital for geriatrics but not a long-stay chronic care hospital ...
H, Yamada, R, Takahashi, T, Ozawa
openaire   +3 more sources

Nationwide Study of Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals Aged 65+ Living at Home

open access: yesInternational Journal of Disabilities Sports and Health Sciences, 2023
The limitations encountered by aging individuals 65+ in Turkey in their basic and instrumental activities of daily living were examined according to gender and age i.e., specifically for 65-74 and 75+ age groups. Microdata from the Turkey Health Survey implemented by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) in 2019 were used in the analyses ...
Nadire Gülçin YILDIZ   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Determinants of ADL and IADL disability in older adults in southeastern Poland

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background The extension of the life span has led to an increase in the number of older people and an increase in the prevalence of disability in people over 60 years of age.
Agnieszka Ćwirlej-Sozańska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hierarchical decline of the initiative and performance of complex activities of daily living in dementia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives: While basic activities of daily living hierarchically decline in dementia, little is known about the decline of individual instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).
Alzheimer Disease International   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Predictors of change in grip strength over 3 years in the African American health project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with change in grip strength. METHOD: Grip strength was measured at baseline and 3 years later. Change was divided into "decreased >/=5 kg," "increased >/=5 kg," and "no change" and analyzed using multinomial ...
Andresen, Elena M.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Cognitive impairment as predictor of functional dependence in an elderly sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
[Abstract] This retrospective study determines the role of cognitive decline as a predictor of functional dependence. In a representative 600 community-dwellers aged 65 or older, we examined using a logistic regression model, the association between ...
Lorenzo, Trinidad   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Regional differences in the profile of disabled community-dwelling older adults: a European population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The main objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of disability in European community-dwelling older adults, as well as to investigate differences in the profile of disabled older adults between European regions (Northern, Central, Eastern ...
Bagur-Calafat , Caritat   +6 more
core   +6 more sources

Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditures in Dependent Older Adults: Results From an Economic Evaluation Study in Mexico

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Dependence is a significant health-related condition for older adults (OA) and implies that self-care is transferred to other people, the community or institutions.
Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive Function and Basic Activity of Daily Living of Elderly Disabled Inpatients.

open access: yesNippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 2000
To elucidate the clinical characteristics of disability due to various basic disease groups, by using Japanese Minimum Data Set (MDS), Nishimura's mental scale (NM) and activity of daily living scale (N-ADL), cognitive function and basic activity of daily living (ADL) together with the grading scale of nursing care (freedom-grade of daily living: N1 ...
Y, Minemawari, T, Kato, K, Aso
openaire   +3 more sources

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