This study examined Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white patterns of needing assistance with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The authors interviewed 798 Hispanic and 614 non-Hispanic white residents of rural Colorado, who were aged 60 years and older between 1993 and 1995. Seventy-five participants were nursing home residents at the time of the interview. Community-dwelling Hispan...

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...

Abstract Background Brain tumour patients often have neurocognitive deficits which can result in problems with activities daily living that are cognitively complex. Currently, no valid and reliable brain tumour-specific instrument to measure these instrumental of (IADL) is available, but such an being developed. This study aimed validate the EORTC IADL-BN32 questionnaire, comprising five multi-...

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...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the relationships between cardiovascular complications and geriatric scale scores in French elderly (≥70 years of age) type 2 diabetic patients at inclusion in the GERODIAB cohort. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS GERODIAB is the first French multicenter, prospective, observational survey designed to analyze the influence of glycemic control on morbidity/mortality in type 2 diab...

BACKGROUND Criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) consider impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) as exclusionary, but cross-sectional studies suggest that some high-level functional deficits are present in MCI. This longitudinal study examines informant-rated IADL in MCI, compared with cognitively normal (CN) older individuals, and explores whether functional abilit...

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether subjective poor sleep prospectively increases functional limitations and incident disability in a national sample of adults living in the United States. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: Longitudinal Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS). PARTICIPANTS: Young, middle-aged, and older men and women (aged 24–75) surveyed in 1995/96 (MIDUS 1) ...

Currently, the assessment of autonomy and functional ability involves clinical rating scales. However, scales are often limited in their ability to provide objective and sensitive information. By contrast, information and communication technologies may overcome these limitations by capturing more fully functional as well as cognitive disturbances associated with Alzheimer disease (AD). We inves...

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 This cross-sectional study investigated the associations between balance confidence, functional balance, and physical disability among older people after hip fracture. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study utilizes baseline data of two randomized controlled trials (ISRCTN34271567 and ISRCTN53680197). The participants were 159 community-dwelling over 60-year-old people. Health, fracture st...