BACKGROUND Institutionalization after hip fracture is a socio-economical burden. We examined the predictive value of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) for institutionalization after hip fracture to identify patients at risk for institutionalization. METHODS Fragility hip fracture patients ≥65 years of age (n = 584) were comprehensively exa...

BACKGROUND Sarcopenia, defined as low muscle mass (LMM), and dynapenia have been associated with adverse outcomes in elderly. OBJECTIVE Contrast the association of sarcopenia versus dynapenia with incidence of disability. DESIGN A four-year prospective study (2006-2010). SETTING São Paulo, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS 478 individuals aged 60 and older from the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento ...

IMPORTANCE Determination of the mechanisms by which visual loss increases mortality risk is important for developing interventional strategies. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the direct and indirect effects of loss of visual acuity (VA) on mortality risk through functional status changes among aging adults. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective longitudinal study of a population-based sample...

Pendahuluan: Prevalensi gangguan kognitif dan disabilitas fungsional meningkat seiring pertambahan usia. Penurunan pada subdomain meningkatkan risiko terjadinya lansia.
 Tujuan: Memperoleh gambaran mengenai kemampuan lansia dalam melakukan aktivitas serta faktor khususnya masyarakat di pulau Jawa.
 Metode: Penelitian potong lintang dengan menggunakan data sekunder dari Indonesian Fami...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Greater cognitive and functional deficits in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are associated with higher rates of dementia. We explored the relationship between these factors by comparing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) among cognitive subtypes of MCI and examining associations between IADL and neuropsychological indices. METHODS We analyzed data from 1,108 MCI ...

The goal of this work is to build an audio information retrieval system which provides users with flexibility in formulating their queries: from audio examples to naı̈ve text. Specifically, the focus of this paper is on using naı̈ve text to create input queries describing the desired information of the users. Using naı̈ve text queries, however, raises interoperability issues between annotation and...

conclusions increasing dependency in adl is accompanied by increasing dependency in iadl. in the past, the duty of health care providers was saving the life of veterans due to injuries while at present, because these injuries occurred in young and healthy individuals, the need for increased function is being highlighted. background the iran-iraq imposed war lasted eight years and was one of the...

OBJECTIVE Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that older Mexican Americans are at high risk for type 2 diabetes and its complications. Type 2 diabetes leads to a more rapid decline in functional status among older Mexican Americans with diabetes. This study was designed to examine the impact of diabetes on change in self-reported functional status over a 2-year period among older Mexican ...

OBJECTIVES Decline in the performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and mobility may be preceded by symptoms the patient experiences, such as fatigue. The aim of this study is to investigate whether self-reported non-task-specific fatigue is a long-term risk factor for IADL-limitations and/or mobility performance in older adults after 10 years. METHODS A prospective study ...

BACKGROUND Interference in everyday functioning is part of the diagnostic criteria for dementia. Questionnaires measuring "instrumental activities of daily living" (IADL) are used to measure this interference, but the psychometric quality of these questionnaires is often questioned. In addition, these questionnaires are less suited for early-onset patients. This is problematic, given the high f...