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Determinants of functional status in healthy Italian nonagenarians and centenarians
— a comprehensive functional assessment by the instruments of geriatric practice | | Author(s) | Giovanni Ravaglia, Paolo Forti, Fabiola Maioli |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 10, October 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1196-1202 |
| Keywords | Nonagenarians ; Centenarians ; Health [elderly] ; Independence ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Italy. |
| Annotation | This study evaluated the physical, mental and emotional status of 84 healthy older people aged between 90 and 106, living in their own homes and in nursing homes. The following functional assessment instruments were used: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); and Activities of Daily Living (ADL). A number of medical and sociodemographic variables, including serum DHEAS levels, were also evaluated in each subject to find any association with functional status measures. The findings revealed that the majority of the subjects had some degree of physical and cognitive impairment, but no increase in depression prevalence was found. Muscular mass and DHEA levels were found to have a role in maintaining physical independence. It was concluded that the standard instruments used in geriatric practice may not be reliable in evaluating the psychocognitive status of this age group because they need longer interviews and find them more tiring. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971127409 A |
| Classmark | BBR: BBT: CC: C3: C4: CA: DA:4C: 76V |
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