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| The relationship between functional status and judgment/problem solving among individuals with dementia | | Author(s) | Ann M Mayo, Margaret Wallhagen, Bruce A Cooper |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 28, no 5, May 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, May 2013 |
| Pages | pp 514-521 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Mental clarity ; Reasoning ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to determine the relationship between functional status (independent activities of daily living) and judgment/problem solving and the extent to which select demographic characteristics such as dementia subtype and cognitive measures may moderate that relationship in older adult individuals with dementia. The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Universal Data Set was accessed for a study sample of 3,855 individuals diagnosed with dementia. Primary variables included functional status, judgment/problem solving and cognition. Results showed that functional status was related to judgment/problem solving. Functional status and cognition jointly predicted 56% of the variance in judgment/problem solving. As cognition decreased, the prediction of poorer judgment/problem solving by functional status became stronger. Among individuals with a diagnosis of dementia, declining functional status as well as declining cognition should raise concerns about judgment/problem solving. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130419207 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA: DF: DC: 4C |
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