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Disability and mild cognitive impairment — a longitudinal population-based study
Author(s)	Sylvaine Artero, Jacques Touchon, Karen Ritchie
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 11, November 2001
Pages	pp 1092-1097
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Longitudinal surveys ; France.
Annotation	Research on the relationship between cognitive impairment and functional loss has largely focused on the consequences of senile dementia. The present study examines the relationship between mild forms of cognitive disorder without dementia and ability to perform everyday activities in the absence of dementia. Subjects were 368 people aged 65+ in Montpellier, France, recruited from the general public via a general practitioner network. An overall disability prevalence of 26.3% was found in the general population, with 30.8% in those with sub-clinical cognitive impairment. A 3-year follow-up showed cognitive decline over time without dementia to be paralleled by changes in activity performance, with visuo-spatial deficits being the most marked effect on overall functioning. High intelligence quotient (IQ) and education are seen to reduce the degree of activity loss, but only when senile dementia is not present. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011204217 A
Classmark	E: CA: C4: 3J: 765
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