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12464377

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
To estimate the relative effects of coexisting nondementia illnesses on the probability of functional disability, depending on the presence of cognitive impairment or dementia, we used data from the baseline case-control assessment of a longitudinal study of aging and dementia. Our study included 668 subjects (345 nondemented, 98 cognitively impaired, and 225 demented), aged 75 and older. Demented subjects had greater disability prevalence on all specific instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL) items than cognitively impaired subjects who, in turn, had greater disability than nondemented subjects. Somatic illnesses were found to be associated with particular tasks in item specific models; decreasing MMSE was strongly associated with the probability of IADL and ADL disability, which increased dramatically in the presence of somatic illnesses among cognitively impaired as well as demented subjects. Attention to illnesses among cognitively impaired and demented people may shed light on remediable factors crucial to their daily functioning.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0895-4356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1007-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of somatic and cognitive disorders on the functional status of the elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
The Kungsholmen Project, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center and Division of Geriatric Epidemiology, Box 6401, S-11382 Stockholm, Sweden. Hedda.Aguero-Eklund@neurotec.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't