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Digital exclusion and functional dependence in older people: Findings from five longitudinal cohort studiesResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Older people are more likely to be excluded from the digital world, and this has been linked to poor health outcomes. The extent and direction of the influence of digital exclusion on functional dependency is, however, not well ...
Xinran Lu, Yao Yao, Yinzi Jin
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Effect of the Level of Basic Activities of Daily Living on Home Caregiver Burnout.

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 2000
To relieve the stress of caregivers, it is critical to identify and classify the burden factors in the elderly patients. In order to determine the factors that exhaust caregivers, a cross sectional survey was done. The study employed a self-recording questionnaire form which included the Pines' burnout scale and the level of patient's basic activities ...
Akira Hattori, Ayako Ouchi, K. Shibuya, Kazuko Sato, Ken‐ichi Nakahara, Masanori Nishinaga, Noriyoshi Kameda, H Tuchimochi, Masashi Fukayama, Satoru Matsusita, Hajime Orimo   +10 more
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Cardio-metabolic and socio-demographic risk factors associated with dependency in basic and instrumental activities of daily living among older Iranian adults: Bushehr elderly health program

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Iran’s population is aging. Disability is a major public health problem for older adults, not only in Iran but all over the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cardio-metabolic and socio-demographic ...
Kazem Khalagi, Akram Ansarifar, Noushin Fahimfar, Mahnaz Sanjari, Safoora Gharibzdeh, Farshad Sharifi, Gita Shafiee, Ramin Heshmat, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani, Afshin Ostovar   +10 more
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The process of decline in advanced activities of daily living: a qualitative explorative study in mild cognitive impairment [PDF]

, 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, DE VRIENDT, PATRICIA, Gorus, Ellen, Mets, Tony, Petrovic, Mirko, Velghe, Anja   +5 more
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Determinants of ADL and IADL disability in older adults in southeastern Poland

BMC 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, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska, Bernard Sozański   +3 more
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Hierarchical decline of the initiative and performance of complex activities of daily living in dementia [PDF]

, 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, Australian Government Department of Health, Caroline Sutcliffe, Clarissa M. Giebel, David Challis, Department of Health, Elwick H, Giebel CM, Goldberg D, Logsdon RG, Molloy DW, Prince M   +11 more
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Predictors of change in grip strength over 3 years in the African American health project [PDF]

, 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., Malmstrom, Theodore K., Miller, Douglas K., Miller, J. Philip, Schootman, Mario, Wolinsky, Fredric D.   +5 more
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Investigation of the Relationship between Trunk Muscle Strength and Hand Grip Strength with Basic Activity Daily Living and Instrumental Activity Daily Living In Stroke Patients

Annals of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between both trunk muscle and handgrip strength with the basic daily living and instrumental activities in stroke patients. Methods and Materials: The study included randomized 28 stroke patients (23 males, 5 females) with an average age of 52.1 ± 12.2 years old.
S Hroub, Emre Baskan
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Cognitive impairment as predictor of functional dependence in an elderly sample [PDF]

, 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, Maseda, Ana, Millán-Calenti, José Carlos, Pita-Fernández, Salvador, Rochette, Sophie, Tubío, Javier   +5 more
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The Relations between the Basic Movements and Activities of Daily Living in Knee Osteoarthritis

Rigakuryoho kagaku, 2016
Shizuka Fujimoto, Shuhei Fujimoto, Takashi Ota, Akiko Kanemaru   +3 more
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