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A Virtual Kitchen Protocol to Measure Everyday Memory Functioning for Meal Preparation

Brain Sciences, 2021
In this study, we developed the Virtual Kitchen Protocol (VKP), a virtual reality-based measure of everyday memory functioning for meal preparation tasks. We investigated the construct validity of the VKP by comparing the performance of young adults (n =
Michael D. Barnett, Lucas G. Childers, Thomas D. Parsons   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Burden of cirrhosis on older Americans and their families: Analysis of the health and retirement study [PDF]

, 2012
Prevalence of cirrhosis among older adults is expected to increase; therefore, we studied the health status, functional disability, and need for supportive care in a large national sample of individuals with cirrhosis. A prospective cohort of individuals
Adams, Anderson, Arno, Bajaj, Berman, Bialek, Chien, Coleman, Coolman, Dangleben, Davis, Demaerschalk, Dennis, Dominguez, Evans, Gleckman, Goldacre, Grant, Gupta, Gure, Hepburn, Hickenbottom, Hooley, Iwashyna, Kalra, Langa, McAdams, McCullagh, Nguyen, Piette, Rosland, Ruhl, Saunders, Shim, Smith, van den Berg, Vijan, Volk   +37 more
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Factors affecting the self-rated health of elderly individuals living alone: a cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective In Japan, the number of elderly individuals living alone is continuing to increase as society ages. Although studies have considered quality of life, life expectancy, and gender differences in elderly individuals living alone, only a few have ...
Koji Yoshimitsu, Takayuki Tabira, Masatomo Kubota, Yuriko Ikeda, Kazuhiro Inoue, Yasuaki Akasaki   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health-related quality of life and the ability to perform activities of daily living: a cross-sectional study on 1079 war veterans with ankle-foot disorders

Military Medical Research, 2017
Background The ankle-foot injuries are among the war-related injuries that cause many serious secondary problems for a lifetime. This nationwide study aimed to assess health-related quality of life and the ability to perform activities of daily living in
Mostafa Allami, Amir Yavari, Amir Karimi, Mehdi Masoumi, Mohammadreza Soroush, Elahe Faraji   +5 more
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Residential greenness, activities of daily living, and instrumental activities of daily living [PDF]

Environmental Epidemiology, 2019
Background:We aimed to explore whether higher levels of residential greenness were related to lower odds of disabilities in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).Methods:We included older adults 65 years of age or older from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.
Zhu, Anna, Yan, Lijing, Wu, Chih-Da, James, Peter, Zeng, Yi, Ji, John   +5 more
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Talk the talk and walk the walk. Evaluation of autonomy in aging and Alzheimer disease by simulating instrumental activities of daily living: the S-IADL [PDF]

, 2016
International audienceObjective. The autonomy of individuals is linked to the achievement of instrumental activities of daily living that require complex behavior.
Couvillers, Frédérique, Gounden, Yannick, Hainselin, Mathieu, Lacot, Emilie, Lions, Amandine, Quaglino, Véronique   +5 more
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Prevalence of functional disability in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and associated factors, as predictors of morbidity and mortality [PDF]

, 2009
[Abstract] The aim of this study is to establish the existing relationship among variables referred to the person, specifically age and gender, and the functional dependence in basic ADL and in IADL, as well as the possible relationship it has with the ...
Fernández-Arruty, Teresa, González-Abraldes, Isabel, Lorenzo, Trinidad, Maseda, Ana, Millán-Calenti, José Carlos, Pita-Fernández, Salvador, Tubío, Javier   +6 more
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive and neuroimaging predictors of instrumental activities of daily living [PDF]

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2007
Impaired ability to conduct daily activities is a diagnostic criterion for dementia and a determinant of healthcare services utilization and caregiver burden. What predicts decline in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) is not well understood.
Deborah A, Cahn-Weiner, Sarah Tomaszewski, Farias, Laura, Julian, Danielle J, Harvey, Joel H, Kramer, Bruce R, Reed, Dan, Mungas, Margaret, Wetzel, Helena, Chui   +8 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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