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Measuring disability in patients with neurodegenerative disease using the 'Yesterday Interview'
Author(s)Claire L Lomax, Richard G Brown, Robert J Howard
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 11, November 2004
Pagespp 1058-1064
Sourcehttp://www.interscience.wiley.com
KeywordsParkinson's disease ; Dementia ; Mental disorder ; Activities of older people ; Self care capacity ; Social interaction ; Participation ; Measurement.
AnnotationA semi-structured interview method (the "Yesterday Interview") has been proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is used to reconstruct the preceding 24-hour period in terms of activity, social and environmental context, and subjective enjoyment. Data were collected on 24 control subjects and a sample of 99 community-based patients diagnosed with either Parkinson's disease with or without dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), or dementia with Lewy body. The interview reveals a pattern of altered activity in a number of domains, relative to the age-matched control group, with a marked tendency for non-productive (passive) activity, particularly in the dementing disorders. The Yesterday Interview and ICF framework may provide useful tools for further outcome research in the area of neurodegenerative disease. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-041216224 A
ClassmarkCR6: EA: E: G: CA: TMA: TMB: 3R

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