Abstract Background With this study, we aim to determine the associations of different categories body mass index (BMI) with activities daily living (ADL) and cognitive performance in two populations community; Colombian South Korean older adults. Methods We performed a cross-sectional analysis surveys separately; The Survey on Health, Well-Being, Aging Colombia (SABE) ( n = 23,343) Longitudina...

background: the objective of this study was to determine the heart rate and oxygen consumption of the elderly whilst frying. methodology: in 2010, a total of 31 subjects (11 males and 20 females) from sg. merab, selangor were participated in this study. they were aged between 60 to 83 years with a mean age of 67.06 years. they were asked to perform five minutes frying task and data were measure...

Background: The daily living activities are among the essential components of life and reflect an important aspect of functional independence in older adults. This study aimed to determine the effect of Group Movie Therapy (GMT) on the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in older adults. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted on 48 older adults referred to Urban Comprehensive Health S...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) differ from cognitively normal (NC) older adults on traditional and novel informant-based measures of activities of daily living (ADL) and to identify cognitive correlates of ADLs among participants with MCI. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING University medical setting. PARTICIPANTS Seventy-seven participants (...

Cognitive impairment and depression are common mental health problems among the elderly, although few studies have examined their cooccurrence in older adults in Latin America. The purpose of this study was to examine cognitive impairment, depression, and cooccurrence of the two conditions and associated factors in a sample of older adults in Panama. This study included 304 community-dwelling e...

This study was aimed at identifying, in 203 patients with Alzheimer's disease followed during long-term treatment with Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), the predictive factors of the clinical response among cognition (MMSE), functioning (BADL and IADL) measures and age and gender at the baseline (T0). The ANCOVA test showed a significant association between MMSE scores at time T0 and T3,...

Introduction: Successful aging lies in cognitive and functional maintenance, the optimal performance of daily tasks that keep elderly free disability dependence. However, there is little evidence for differences gender age, how physical demands past working lives can affect them, to design more personalized occupational therapy interventions prevent impairment. Method: This observational descri...

Although HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are the strong predictors of everyday functioning difficulties, approximately half of all functionally impaired individuals are labeled "neurocognitively normal" according to the standard neuropsychological measures, suggesting that novel predictors of functional problems in this prevalent subgroup are needed. The present study hypothesize...

Background: Insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) are common sleep disorders in older adults. Both associated with numerous adverse health conditions. Objectives: The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects insomnia and/or EDS on functionality, gait-balance functions, cognition, mood, falls fear falling (FoF) adults, determine its importance terms nursing practice raise awareness ...