PURPOSE To determine the validity, reliability, and measurement characteristics using factor and Rasch analysis of the Very Low Vision Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL-VLV) in persons with severe vision loss. METHODS From an initial pool of 296 tasks, 25 were shortlisted after conducting a Delphi survey with persons designated legally blind. Using further input from occupational ...

BACKGROUND As adults with intellectual disability (ID) in Ireland move to the community from residential settings, the changed environment is intended to increase opportunities for occupational engagement, autonomy and social relationships. It is important to consider how increased resources and opportunities available within the community can be optimized to promote engagement and quality of l...

Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu nhằm đánh giá tình trạng suy giảm chức năng thể chất và mối liên quan với hội chứng dễ bị tổn thương ở bệnh nhân loãng xương cao tuổi. Nghiên mô tả cắt ngang trên 392 người trong thời gian từ tháng 8 năm 2021 đến 2022 tại Bệnh viện Lão khoa Trung ương. Tình được bằng các hoạt động sinh hàng ngày (ADL) có sử dụng cụ (IADL). Kết quả cho thấy tuổi trung bình là 73,15 ± 6,57...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive lung disease frequently leads to disability. Older patients may experience transitions between states of disability and independence over time. OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with transition between states of disability and independent function in obstructive lung disease. METHODS We analyzed data on 4,394 participants in the Cardiovascular Health St...

BACKGROUND The incidence and prevalence of comorbid conditions in lung cancer patients increase with age. The aim of the study was to determine response and tolerability with the biweekly combination gemcitabine-vinorelbine in elderly non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In order to characterise the population included in the study well and assess the results achieved properly, an evalu...

BACKGROUND The assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) is essential for dementia diagnostics. Even in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), subtle deficits in instrumental ADL (IADL) may occur and signal a higher risk of conversion to dementia. Thus, sensitive and reliable ADL assessment tools are important. Smart homes equipped with sensor technology and video cameras may provide a proxy-fre...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to examine whether physical disability is associated with faster rate of decline in cognitive function. METHODS A longitudinal population-based cohort of 6,678 initially nondisabled older adults from a biracial urban community was interviewed at 3-year intervals from 1993 to 2012. Cognitive function was assessed using a standardized global cognitive sco...

OBJECTIVE Elderly inner-city women (n = 125) greater than the age of 60 and living alone and who were consecutively admitted to a large, urban, university-based rehabilitation hospital were followed to (a) examine the power of standardized clinical measures to predict who was living alone 18 months after discharge, (b) determine whether live-alone women at 18 months' follow-up were more indepen...

PURPOSE This study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and time courses in achieving independence in basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). METHODS At baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months after stroke, 459 stroke patients were prospectively assessed. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale to determine depressive status. Outcomes w...

BACKGROUND longitudinal relationship between renal function, disability and mortality has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE we investigated the temporal association between renal function and disability, and aimed to identify the influence of disability on mortality according to renal function in a cohort of older Koreans. DESIGN/SETTING Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging is a prospe...