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8076873

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
This longitudinal 2-year study compared self and family members' reports of physical and functional health among 40 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 53 age-matched nondemented healthy older persons. Functional health was consistently rated as more impaired by family caregivers of demented patients than by the patients themselves, a discrepancy not observed in the cognitively intact comparison group. Caregiver reports correlated significantly with declines in patients' cognitive abilities as measured by formal testing, but self-reports did not. Patients did recognize deterioration in ADLs over time, despite progressively worsening cognitive ability. These data indicate that the capacity for self-observation is partially preserved in Alzheimer's patients in mild to moderate stages. Patient self-reports can provide valuable data for clinicians, but should be supplemented by detailed information from caregivers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0016-9013
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
324-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Physical and functional health assessment in normal aging and in Alzheimer's disease: self-reports vs family reports.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.