The process of decline in advanced activities of daily living: a qualitative explorative study in mild cognitive impairment [PDF]
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
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Basic Activities of Daily Living of Elderly Inpatients.
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
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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
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Determinants of ADL and IADL disability in older adults in southeastern Poland
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
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Hierarchical decline of the initiative and performance of complex activities of daily living in dementia [PDF]
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
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Predictors of change in grip strength over 3 years in the African American health project [PDF]
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
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Cognitive impairment as predictor of functional dependence in an elderly sample [PDF]
[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
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Regional differences in the profile of disabled community-dwelling older adults: a European population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
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
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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
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Cognitive Function and Basic Activity of Daily Living of Elderly Disabled Inpatients.
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
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