Assessment of activities of daily living, self-care, and independence

ME Mlinac, MC Feng - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

How can dementia and disability be prevented in older adults: where are we today and where are we going?

I Lisko, J Kulmala, M Annetorp… - Journal of internal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ageing of the population, together with population growth, has brought along an ample
increase in the number of older individuals living with dementia and disabilities. Dementia is …

Changes in activity levels, physical functioning, and fall risk during the COVID‐19 pandemic

GJ Hoffman, PN Malani, E Solway… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Physical function worsens with older age, particularly for sedentary and socially
isolated individuals, and this often leads to injuries. Through reductions in physical activity …

World Health Organization disability assessment schedule 2.0: An international systematic review

S Federici, M Bracalenti, F Meloni… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This systematic review examines research and practical applications of the World
Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a basis for …

Constructs of depression and distress in diabetes: time for an appraisal

FJ Snoek, MA Bremmer, N Hermanns - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Depression presents in roughly 20% of people with diabetes worldwide, and adversely
affects quality of life and treatment outcomes. The causes of depression in diabetes are …

Agency and motivation in adulthood and old age

J Heckhausen, C Wrosch… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
This review addresses conceptual and empirical research about how individual agency and
motivation influences development during adulthood and old age. The major life-span …

[HTML][HTML] Disability in activities of daily living among adults with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Neo, L Fettes, W Gao, IJ Higginson… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction People with cancer frequently report limitation in Activities of Daily Living
(ADLs); essential activities required to live independently within society. Although several …

Skeletal muscle power: a critical determinant of physical functioning in older adults

KF Reid, RA Fielding - Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Muscle power declines earlier and more precipitously with advancing age compared with
muscle strength. Peak muscle power also has emerged as an important predictor of …

Ageing populations: the challenges ahead

K Christensen, G Doblhammer, R Rau, JW Vaupel - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
If the pace of increase in life expectancy in developed countries over the past two centuries
continues through the 21st century, most babies born since 2000 in France, Germany, Italy …

Aging well and the environment: Toward an integrative model and research agenda for the future

HW Wahl, S Iwarsson, F Oswald - The Gerontologist, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of the Study: The effects of the physical–spatial–technical environment on
aging well have been overlooked both conceptually and empirically. In the spirit of M. Powell …