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Utility of geriatric assessment to predict mortality in the oldest old: the Octabaix Study 3-year follow-up [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: Few studies have prospectively evaluated the utility of geriatric assessment tools as predictors of mortality in the oldest population. We investigated predictors of death in an oldest-old cohort after 3 years of follow-up.
Chivite, David   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Fatigue as a long-term risk factor for limitations in instrumental activities of daily living and/or mobility performance in older adults after 10 years

open access: yesClinical Interventions in Aging, 2016
Sigrid Mueller-Schotte,1–3 Nienke Bleijenberg,1,2,4 Yvonne T van der Schouw,1 Marieke J Schuurmans2,4 1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands; 2Department for the Chronically Ill ...
Mueller-Schotte S   +3 more
doaj  

Contextual income and incidence of disability: results of EpiFloripa Elderly Cohort

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2019
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the association between contextual income and the incidence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living. METHODS: This is a cohort study, with sample of elderly individuals (n = 1,196) residing in Florianópolis,
Ana Lúcia Danielewicz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of cognitive instrumental activities of daily living

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: Cognitive instrumental activities of daily living are particularly related to executive functions, such as scheduling appointments, monthly payments, managing the household economy, shopping or taking the bus. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the available tests for the assessment of executive functions with ...
Romero-Ayuso, Dulce María   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Phenotyping Healthcare Use 2–3 Decades Before the First Multiple Sclerosis Demyelinating Event

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Phenotype hospital, physician, and emergency department (ED) visits by diagnoses and specialty up to 29 years pre‐multiple sclerosis (MS) onset versus a matched population without MS. Methods We identified people with MS (PwMS) using population‐based administrative data from Ontario, Canada (1991–2020).
Helen Tremlett   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive disorders are common in older persons with seizures (PWS). Cognitive disorders are often associated with impaired Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). However, the effects of seizures on IADLs remain unexplored.
Ifrah Zawar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional disability among the older adult population in Kedah, Malaysia

open access: yesClinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Background: Functional disability, defined as acquired difficulty in performing basic daily tasks or more complex tasks needed for independent living.
Ganesh Pandian Balasubramanian   +4 more
doaj  

The Diagnostic Value of Visual Evoked Potentials in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In chronic disorders of consciousness (DOCs), the distinction between vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) is as crucial as it is challenging. Evoked potentials (EPs) and event‐related potentials (ERPs) are helpful, but some limitations prevent their consistent use in the ...
Letizia Clementi   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive and Patient‐Reported Outcome Measures in LGI‐1‐IgG Autoimmune Encephalitis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical outcome measures for autoimmune encephalitis (AE) are not yet well defined. Cognitive outcome measures (CogOs) and patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) may capture the symptoms of AE, beyond clinician‐reported outcomes (ClinROs) (the Modified Rankin Scale [mRS] and Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis [CASE ...
Tatchaporn Ongphichetmetha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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