Functional cognition is a relatively new concept in assessment of older adults with mild
cognitive impairment or dementia. Instruments need to be reliable and valid, hence we …

The present study of older adults used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the
relationships between 3 executive processes underlying executive function (EF)(inhibition …

Introduction The use of functional assessments to evaluate patient change is complicated by
a lack of consensus as to which assessment is most suitable for use with older adults …

Background. We examined physical functioning (PF) trajectories (maintaining, slowly
declining, and rapidly declining) spanning 15 years in older women aged 65–80 and …

Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology provides a review of methodological
approaches and data-collection methods commonly used with older adults in real-life …

The ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) is important for one's level
of independence. A high incidence of limitations in IADL is seen in older adults with …

Daily living skills are important to ageing adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). The
purpose of this study was to investigate the level of these skills in older adults with ID and to …

Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes compared to others of
the same age. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more frequently and earlier frail …

Background. Gait speed is as an important predictor of mortality, volume of medical care,
hospitalization, onset of activities of daily living (ADL) disability, and nursing home …

Wayfinding is a problem for persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), especially in complex
environments such as senior residential communities. In this study, persons with AD or mild …