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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

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

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

Aged: functional capacity for basic and instrumental activities of daily living [PDF]

Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 2014
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a capacidade funcional das pessoas idosas residentes em duas instituições de longa permanência de um município da região da campanha/RS. MÉTODO: Com abordagem exploratório-descritiva, aplicou-se a Escala de Katz e a de Lawton a 44 pessoas idosas para a coleta de dados, que foram analisados qualitativamente.
Cardoso, Leticia Silveira, Silva, Bárbara Tarouco da, Rodrigues, Daiane dos Santos, Leal, Cristiana Lopes, Penner, Marcelo Clarete Seracini   +4 more
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Relationship between executive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric symptoms and impaired instrumental activities of daily living among patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience a gradual loss in their ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) from the early stage.
Hiroto Ikezaki, M. Hashimoto, T. Ishikawa, R. Fukuhara, Hibiki Tanaka, Seiji Yuki, Koichiro Kuribayashi, Maki Hotta, Asuka Koyama, M. Ikeda, M. Takebayashi   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Trends and biopsychosocial correlates of physical disabilities among older men and women in Taiwan: examination based on ADL, IADL, mobility, and frailty

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background This study examines correlates of disabilities related to ADL, IADL, mobility, and frailty in men and women with a nationally representative sample of older adults living in the community.
Ching-Ju Chiu, Meng-Ling Li, Chieh-Ying Chou   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Driving as a Valued Instrumental Activity of Daily Living

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2011
Abstract The purpose of this translational research article is to illustrate how general practice occupational therapists have the skills and knowledge to address driving as a valued occupation using an algorithm based on the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (2nd ed.; American Occupational Therapy Association ...
Dickerson, Anne E., Reistetter, Timothy, Davis, Elin Schold, Monahan, Miriam   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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
core   +1 more source

Vitamin D Level and Activities of Daily Living in Octogenarians: Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018
IntroductionDespite the growing number of octogenarians, little is known about their vitamin D status and activities of daily living (ADL) relations.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate peculiarities of vitamin D and ADL and to assess their ...
Vidmantas Alekna, Justina Kilaite, Asta Mastaviciute, Marija Tamulaitiene   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source