Cognitive and Physical Demands of Activities of Daily Living In Older Adults: Validation of Expert Panel Ratings: The SAGES Functional Measures Working Group

Background—Difficulties with performance of functional activities may result from cognitive and/or physical impairments. To date, there has not been a clear delineation of the physical and cognitive demands of activities of daily living. Objectives—To quantify the relative physical and cognitive demands required to complete typical functional activities in older adults. Design—Expert panel survey. Setting—Web-based platform. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Corresponding author/Request for reprints: Tamara Fong, MD, PhD, Cognitive Neurology Unit Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Phone (617) 667-1369, Fax (617) 667-7981, [email protected]. aco-first author; bco-senior author Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. HHS Public Access Author manuscript PM R. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 July 01. Published in final edited form as: PM R. 2015 July ; 7(7): 727–735. doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.01.018. A uhor M anscript