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Disability in the oldest old — "can do" or "do do"?
Author(s)	Annetje Bootsma-van der Wiel, J Gussekloo, A J M de Craen
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 7, July 2001
Pages	pp 909-914
Keywords	Octogenarians ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Netherlands.
Annotation	599 participants of a successful ageing study, the Leiden 85-Plus Study in the Netherlands, were interviewed at their place of residence, and screened for cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination - MMSE), and competence in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs using the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS). 77% were competent to perform all ADLs and performed them regularly. However, important structural discrepancies were found between measures of competence and actual performance, which have important consequences when comparing estimates of disability in the oldest old. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011010204 A
Classmark	BBM: CA: C4: 76H
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