Activities of daily living (ADL) comprise the basic actions that involve caring for one's self
and body, including personal care, mobility, and eating. In this review article, we (1) review …

Purpose Cognitive instrumental activities of daily living are particularly related to executive
functions, such as scheduling appointments, monthly payments, managing the household …

The clinical application of the concept of patient autonomy has centered on the ability to
deliberate and make treatment decisions (decisional autonomy) to the virtual exclusion of …

Elder mistreatment encompasses a range of behaviors including emotional, financial,
physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. This article …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the longitudinal association between decline in cognitive function
and risk of elder self‐neglect in a community‐dwelling population. DESIGN: Prospective …

Objectives To systematically review published evidence on self-neglect (SN) and its risk
factors among community-dwelling older adults. Method A comprehensive literature search …

Background. Self-neglect is an independent risk factor for early mortality in older people and
has been linked to depression and the occurrence of mental and physical decline. Sound …

Self-neglect is a serious and burgeoning public health challenge representing the most
common problem faced by Adult Protective Services agencies. Among older adults who are …

Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by
identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a …

Screening for elder abuse is defined as a process of eliciting information about abusive
experiences in a caring or family relationship from older or vulnerable adults who do not …