PURPOSE This study examined the relation of dual and single sensory impairments, within the context of cognitive function, by using the framework of everyday competence in terms of the probability of difficulty with specific personal and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs, respectively). DESIGN AND METHODS The Longitudinal Study on Aging, composed of individuals aged 70 a...

OBJECTIVES We attempt to understand the influence of residential mobility on changes in objective activity of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) limitations, while taking into account the subjective reason for the move. METHODS We examine noninstitutionalized adults aged 70 and older who are in the Longitudinal Study of Aging. We use bivariate regression to identify differences be...

Abstract Background Studies have examined functional disability among older adults by combining Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental (IADL). This study adds another dimension to ADL IADL various impairments such as hearing, vision, walking, chewing, speaking, memory loss adults. examines in India measured ADL, IADL, along with impairments. Methods utilized data from Building a Know...

BACKGROUND Caregivers play a major role in the care of patients with dementia and are themselves at higher risk of disease. OBJECTIVES We investigate which factors are associated with caregivers burden of outpatients visiting a memory clinic and how functional autonomy and behavioral and psychological symptoms can influence caregiver burden. METHODS The study population was chosen from outp...

AIM Determine whether patients with Alzheimer's disease demonstrating functional and cognitive decline, following 24-48 weeks of open-label treatment with 9.5 mg/24 h (10 cm(2)) rivastigmine patch, benefit from a dose increase in a double-blind (DB) comparative trial of two patch doses. METHODS Patients meeting prespecified decline criteria were randomized to receive 9.5 or 13.3 mg/24 h (15 c...

The objective of the present study was to determine the potential long-term impact of dietary habits on age-related decline among 4809 elderly women (born between 1925 and 1930) in the 'Etude Epidémiologique de Femmes de la Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale' (E3N) study, a French epidemiological cohort. In 1993, an extensive diet history self-administered questionnaire was sent to all ...

BACKGROUND The risk of malnutrition is widely recognized in institutional settings but few studies have been conducted among community-dwelling older people. The objective of this study was to describe the nutritional status and factors associated with possible malnutrition among community-dwelling older people. METHODS A randomly selected sample (n = 696) of persons aged ≥ 75 years were incl...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of mobility loss on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and socioeconomic status in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. METHODS Participants were active registrants in the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis registry completing the Fall 2006 (IADL analysis, n = 10,396) or Spring 2007 (socioeconomic analysis, n = 8180) surveys. Cross...

OBJECTIVES To compare differences in the functional outcomes experienced by patients cared for in Hospital at Home (HaH) and traditional acute hospital care. DESIGN Survey questionnaire of participants in a prospective nonrandomized clinical trial. SETTING Three Medicare managed care health systems and a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred fourteen community-dwelling...