The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in functional ability, disability, disease presence and behavioral risk factors, for immigrants and non-imm...

This document was developed to help occupa· tional therapists apply Uniform TerminologySecond Edition to practice. A grid format (Dunn, 1988) allows a therapist to systematically identify an individual's deficit and strength areas and to select appropriate activities to address these areas in occupational therapy intervention. On the grid (see Appendix A), the horizontal axis is composed of the...

History of the Experiment In 1936, the British Institute of Adult Education became interested in providing educational activities in hospitals and, with the help of a grant from the York Trust, they began organizing such activities in several different types of hospital. The work was on a voluntary basis. It ceased during the war, but, in 1948, the Mental Hospitals Committee of the London Count...

introduction: one of the most popular methods for evaluating old people’s health condition is to assess their functional practice. the aim of this study was to assess the status of daily living activities among the older people of maku, iran. methods: the present cross-sectional study was accomplished among 216 older people in maku via simple random sampling. participant’s subjective and demogr...

objectives: the purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of adults with acquired blindness while performing the daily activities of normal life and to investigated the role of environmental factors in this process. methods: a qualitative phenomenological method has been designed for this study. a sample of 22 adults with acquired blindness who were blind for more than 5 years of lif...

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The positive effects of galantamine on cognition and activities of daily living (ADL) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are thought to be mediated via improvements in attention. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of galantamine on attention in AD patients using a computerized attention test and to elucidate the relationship between improvements in attention a...

OBJECTIVES This brief report examines whether significant changes in cognition, functional dependence, health service use, and out-of-pocket medical expenditures (OOPMD) occur in the years prior to a physician-identified memory problem in a nationally representative sample of older adults. METHOD Longitudinal data from the RAND-Health and Retirement Survey were utilized. Those who reported a ...

OBJECTIVES This study examines changes in functional and activity limitations 1998-2012 for individuals 55-69. METHODS Logistic models are used to estimate trends in limitations in vision, hearing, physical and cognitive functioning, IADLs, and ADLs. Additional models assess the extent to which trends are associated with and differ by education, smoking, and BMI. RESULTS Changes in prevalen...