Functional limitations in older adults who have cognitive impairment without dementia.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
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.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Gure, TR; Langa, KM; Fisher, GG; Piette, JD; Plassman, BL
Published Date
- June 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 2
Start / End Page
- 78 - 85
PubMed ID
- 23559664
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3726208
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0891-9887
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/0891988713481264
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States