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| A new approach to the qualitative evaluation of functional disability in dementia | | Author(s) | X Kurz, J Scuvee-Moreau, B Rive |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 18, no 11, November 2003 |
| Pages | pp 1050-1055 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Evaluation ; Qualitative Studies ; Belgium. |
| Annotation | Dementia patients suffer from the progressive deterioration of cognitive and functional abilities. Instrumental disabilities usually appear in the earlier stages of the disease, while basic disabilities appear in the more advanced stages. This study aimed to find a new method for classifying dementia patients based on their disabilities by using a basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale. Functional disability was assessed in a Belgian cohort using the Katz and Lawton IADL scales. The clustering method used according to the scores obtained allocated patients between three clusters: dependent, non-dependent with instrumental functional disability (ND-IFD), and non-dependent. Dependence, as defined by these clusters, significantly correlates with age, residential setting, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, patient's quality of life, and costs. This new classification of patients suffering from dementia will provide better understanding of functional disabilities and will complement the evaluation of disease severity based on cognitive function. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031217214 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: CA: C4: 4C: 3DP: 76E |
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