TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living in Severely Impaired Dementia Patients
AU - Wild, Katherine V.
AU - Kaye, Jeffrey A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Katherine V. Wild is affiliated with the Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR. Jeffrey A. Kaye is affiliated with the Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR. Address correspondence to: Katherine V. Wild, PhD, Department of Neurology, L226, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 S. W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201. Supported in part by the Alzheimer's Disease Core Center OIJM P30 AG08017).
PY - 1995/5/26
Y1 - 1995/5/26
N2 - This study examined the relationship between a recently published measure of cognitive status and well-established measures of functional ability in severely impaired demented elderly. Fifty outpatients with severe cognitive impairment were administered the Severe Impairment Battery, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales. Total scores on the Severe Impairment Battery were significantly associated with measures of functional ability and CDR. Some but not all subscale scores of the SIB correlated significantly with measures of functional status. The data presented in this study document the relationship between the SIB and measures of functional status, and suggest the need for more appropriate ADL measures for use with severely impaired patients.
AB - This study examined the relationship between a recently published measure of cognitive status and well-established measures of functional ability in severely impaired demented elderly. Fifty outpatients with severe cognitive impairment were administered the Severe Impairment Battery, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales. Total scores on the Severe Impairment Battery were significantly associated with measures of functional ability and CDR. Some but not all subscale scores of the SIB correlated significantly with measures of functional status. The data presented in this study document the relationship between the SIB and measures of functional status, and suggest the need for more appropriate ADL measures for use with severely impaired patients.
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U2 - 10.1300/J018v15n03_02
DO - 10.1300/J018v15n03_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029021615
SN - 0731-7115
VL - 15
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Clinical Gerontologist
JF - Clinical Gerontologist
IS - 3
ER -