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Evaluation of Daily Living Activities of the Individuals with Osteoarthritis
Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2014 Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most commonly seen joint diseases and chronic diseases. This research was conducted in order to evaluate daily living activities of the individuals who were diagnosed as OA.
Kenan Gümüş, Ayla Ünsal
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Central and Peripheral Adiposity Had Different Effect on Disability in Centenarians
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 PurposeTo explore the correlations between waist circumference, body mass index, calf circumference (CC), and waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR) and activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in Hainan ...
Shanshan Yang +7 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Backgrounds Little is known about the role of frailty in the recovery process of disability among older adults. We examined the association between frailty and recovery from activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) disability among ...
Weihao Xu +3 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 +3 more
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Combining Activities of Daily Living with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living to Measure Functional Disability [PDF]
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 1998 Measures of functional disability typically contain items that reflect limitations in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Combining IADL and ADL items together in the same scale would provide enhanced range and sensitivity of measurement. This article presents psychometric justification for a
W D, Spector, J A, Fleishman
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Use of personal call alarms among community-dwelling older people. [PDF]
, 2012 Having a fall and then lying on the floor for an hour or more is known as a ‘long lie’, which are associated with serious injury and an elevated risk of admission to hospital, long-term care, and death.
Brownsell +20 more
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Daily functioning and dementia
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2020 . Dementia is characterized by a decline in memory, language, problem-solving and in other cognitive domains that affect a person’s ability to perform everyday activities and social functioning.
Gabriele Cipriani +4 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. +5 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 +5 more
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Chronological Rehabilitation Treatment Varying by Stage for Constructive Disability
Clinics and Practice, 2023 Constructive disability poses significant challenges. However, such manifestations are often overlooked. To address these disabilities, customized rehabilitation is necessary across disease stages.
Takana Okamoto, Tomoo Mano
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