OBJECTIVE To clarify whether self efficacy for health promotion is associated with functional ability among elderly inhabitants of a rural community in Japan. METHODS The research was a longitudinal study of inhabitants aged 65 and over in a community in Nagano, Japan, who completed a questionnaire at the baseline in 1998 and at follow-up in 1999. The questionnaire included 1) Self Efficacy S...

The aim of this study was to determine whether physical and psychological functioning can predict 6-year cognitive decline in older adults. A group of 669 participants aged 60 to 81 years was recruited from a longitudinal study (the Maastricht Aging Study). Physical functioning was measured in terms of perceived health and instrumental activities of daily living. Psychological functioning or mo...

Limited prospective data exist on how living arrangements are associated with change in functional health. This study evaluated whether elderly women living alone were less likely to experience functional decline when compared with women who lived with others. A total of 619 community-dwelling, white women from Baltimore, Maryland, aged 65-99 years at baseline were questioned annually from 1984...

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between balance function and community participation in stroke survivors. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty-three patients diagnosed with hemiparetic stroke participated in this study (36 males, 27 females, aged 58.6 ± 15.2 years). The participants were assessed for balance function and their level of participation in the community, using ac...

OBJECTIVE It is well established that cognitive speed of processing training (SOPT) improves Useful Field of View (UFOV) performance and transfers to enhanced performance of instrumental activities of daily living, including driving. InSight is a recently developed version of SOPT formatted for self-administration by older adults with exercises translated into a gaming format. The goal was to e...

The aim of this study was to characterize dependent elderly people and their main family caregivers and the association between functional capacity of the elderly and the burden of caregivers. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 112 elderly people and caregivers connected to a primary care service in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The applied instruments related to care and socioeconomic varia...

Objective: The ability to independently perform daily activities is a crucial component of quality of life among older cancer survivors. However, many cancer survivors face difficulties performing their daily activities for living an independent life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether physical and functional status significantly decreased in cancer survivors compared to people w...