Functional limitations in older adults who have cognitive impairment without dementia.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
; 26(2): 78-85, 2013 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-23559664
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To characterize the prevalence of functional limitations among older adults with cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND).METHODS:
Secondary data analysis was performed using the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study data set. A total of 856 individuals aged ≥ 71 years were assigned to 3 diagnostic cognitive categories. A questionnaire was completed by a proxy informant regarding functional limitations for 744 of the 856 respondents.RESULTS:
Of the 744 patients, 263 (13.9%) had dementia, 201 (21.3%) had CIND, and 280 (64.8%) had normal cognition. Informants reported ≥1 instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs) limitation in 45% of the patients with CIND compared to 13% of the patients with normal cognition and 85% of the patients with dementia (P < .001). The ADL impairments among individuals with CIND were primarily attributed to physical health problems (n = 41; 40%).CONCLUSIONS:
Many individuals with CIND have impairment in a range of complex and basic daily activities, largely due to physical health problems.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Disfunção Cognitiva
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos