Introduction Hearing loss is among the sensory changes strongly associated with loss of functional capacity. Objective It aims to determine whether the use of hearing aid contributes to the improvement of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) for middle aged and elderly hearing-impaired individuals. Methods This is a descriptive, longitudinal, and interventional study. We evaluated 17 ...

background lack of independence and unwanted dependence on others for activities of daily living (adl) and decreased functional capacity affect nutritional status of the elderly. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the impact of functional capacity on malnutrition status in hospitalized elderly patients in the qazvin city of iran. patients and methods this cross sectional study wa...

OBJECTIVES To determine how development of delirium after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) could predict activity of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADLs (IADL) disability, cognitive function, and self-reported health in individuals aged 80 and older. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary university hospital. PARTIC...

To characterize sociodemographic characteristics and overall functional status of community-dwelling patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) or diabetic edema (DME) using data from a nationally representative survey Medicare beneficiaries. A descriptive analysis was conducted pooled cross-sectional the MCBS linked fee-for-service (FFS) claims in 2006–2013 2015–2018. Co...

We explored whether gender moderated the influence of other factors on solo spousal caregiving. The subsample (N = 452) from the AHEAD study included elderly care recipients (CRs) receiving IADL assistance and their spouses. Logistic regression modeled the likelihood of solo spousal IADL care. Gender moderation was tested by product terms between CRs' gender and measures of partners' health, po...

PURPOSE Assess the validity of our previously published multidimensional concept of Successful Aging that integrates physiological, psychological, and sociological domains of health. DESIGN Three distinctly different populations were used to assess the discriminant and predictive validity. METHODS Data included 1438 women age 65 and older who participated in the Women's Health and Aging Stu...

BACKGROUND/AIMS We investigated quantitative/qualitative changes of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in people with a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 0.5. METHODS IADLs were evaluated in older residents: CDR of 0 (healthy) and CDR 0.5 (questionable/very mild dementia). The subjects with CDR 0.5 were divided into 2 types: the very mild Alzheimer's disease (vmAD) type and the ot...

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...