Regional differences in the profile of disabled community-dwelling older adults: a European population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 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
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Frontiers 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
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A comparison of laboratory, clinical and self-report measures of prospective memory in healthy adults and individuals with brain injury [PDF]
, 2017 Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have demonstrated deficits in prospective memory (PM) functioning when compared to healthy adults.
Antonia Pereira +14 more
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CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2016 Aims: To access the quality of life in terms of functional capacity and to estimate the prevalence of depression among geriatric patients. Settings and Design: A hospital-based study was conducted in Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad between July and September ...
Neeta Mathur
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Activities of Daily Living in People With Lower Limb Amputation: Outcomes of an Intervention to Reduce Dependence in Pre-Prosthetic Phase [PDF]
, 2016 [Abstract] PURPOSE: The main objective was to assess the change in the functional independence in basic activities of daily living (ADL) following a pre-prosthetic intervention in people with lower-limb amputation (LLA).
De-Rosende, Iván +2 more
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Cognitively-Related Basic Activities of Daily Living Impairment Greatly Increases the Risk of Death in Alzheimers Disease. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 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 is related to disease severity, it may exert an independent risk for death.
Liang FW +5 more
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Dependence for basic and instrumental activities of daily living after hip fractures
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2015 The objective of the study is to determine basic activities of daily living (Barthel Index) and instrumental activities of daily living (Lawton-Brody Index) before and after hip fracture. Follow-up study of patients (n=100) with hip fracture, operated at Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (Spain).
Jorge González-Zabaleta +4 more
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Predictors of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Performance in Patients with Stroke
Occupational Therapy International, 2021 Objective. Instrumental activities of daily livings are important for independent living and active participation in the community. The present study is aimed at determining factors predicting instrumental activities of daily living performance in ...
Amin Ghaffari +2 more
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Neurocognitive impairment is associated with lower health literacy among persons living with HIV infection. [PDF]
, 2014 This study sought to determine the effects of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) on health literacy, which encompasses the ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply health-related information.
Blackstone, Kaitlin +6 more
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Limitations in activities of daily living and support needs – Analysis of GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS [PDF]
Journal of Health Monitoring, 2022 Being able to perform activities of daily living is an important component of a person's ability to function. If these activities are impaired, support is needed. Using data from GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS, we present how many people aged 55 and older living in
Judith Fuchs +2 more
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