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Vision and hearing impairments and their associations with falling and loss of instrumental activities in daily living in acute hospitalized older persons in five Nordic hospitals

Authors: Grue, Else Vengnes; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Noro, Anja; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Jensdóttir, Anna Birna; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Bucht, Gösta; Björnson, Leif Jan; Jonsén, Elisabeth; Schroll, Marianne; Jónsson, Palmi V.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 23, Number 4, December 2009 , pp. 635-643(9)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Home and clinical assessments of instrumental activities of daily living: what could explain the difference between settings in frail older adults, if any?

Authors: Provencher, Véronique; Demers, Louise; Gélinas, Isabelle

Source: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 72, Number 8, August 2009 , pp. 339-348(10)

Publisher: College of Occupational Therapists

A home programme for patients with cognitive dysfunction: A pilot study

Authors: Pyun, Sung-Bom; Yang, Heeseung; Lee, Sangil; Yook, Jinsook; Kwon, Jaesung; Byun, Eun-Mi

Source: Brain Injury, Volume 23, Numbers 7-8, July 2009 , pp. 686-692(7)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

The Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center's Symposium on Mild Cognitive Impairment. Cognitive Training in Older Adults: Lessons from the ACTIVE Study

Authors: Unverzagt, Frederick W.; Smith, David M.; Rebok, George W.; Marsiske, Michael; Morris, John N.; Jones, Richard; Willis, Sherry L.; Ball, Karlene; King, Jonathan W.; Koepke, Kathy M.; Stoddard, Anne; Tennstedt, Sharon L.

Source: Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 6, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 375-383(9)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

The criterion-related validity of the IADL Profile with measures of executive functions, indices of trauma severity and sociodemographic characteristics

Authors: Bottari, Carolina; Dassa, Clement; Rainville, Constant; Dutil, Elisabeth

Source: Brain Injury, Volume 23, Number 4, April 2009 , pp. 322-335(14)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Validation of the modified assessment of living skills and resources, an IADL measure for older people

Authors: Clemson, Lindy; Bundy, Anita; Unsworth, Carolyn; Singh, Maria Fiatarone

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume 31, Number 5, March 2009 , pp. 359-369(11)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Differences of functional status among elderly women in urban and rural settings - Self-report and performance-based measures

Author: Morala-Dimaandal, Dorothy

Source: Advances in Physiotherapy, Volume 11, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 13-21(9)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Clients' and workers' perceptions on clients' functional ability and need for help: home care in municipalities

Authors: Hammar, Teija; Perälä, Marja-Leena; Rissanen, Pekka

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 23, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 21-32(12)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

An evaluation of two different exercise regimes during the first year following stroke: A randomised controlled trial

Authors: Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan; Lindmark, Birgitta

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Volume 25, Number 2, February 2009 , pp. 55-68(14)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Comparison of Functional Outcomes Associated with Hospital at Home Care and Traditional Acute Hospital Care

Authors: Leff, Bruce; Burton, Lynda; Mader, Scott L.; Naughton, Bruce; Burl, Jeffrey; Greenough, William B.; Guido, Susan; Steinwachs, Donald

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 57, Number 2, February 2009 , pp. 273-278(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Can a Direct IADL Measure Detect Deficits in Persons with MCI?

Authors: Binegar, Dani L.; Hynan, Linda S.; Lacritz, Laura H.; Weiner, Myron F.; Cullum, C. M.

Source: Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 6, Number 1, February 2009 , pp. 48-51(4)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Mild Cognitive Impairment and Objective Instrumental Everyday Functioning: The Everyday Cognition Battery Memory Test

Authors: Allaire, Jason C.; Gamaldo, Alyssa; Ayotte, Brian J.; Sims, Regina; Whitfield, Keith

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 57, Number 1, January 2009 , pp. 120-125(6)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

The BRIGHT tool

Authors: Kerse, Ngaire; Boyd, Michal; Mclean, Chris; Koziol-Mclain, Jane; Robb, Gillian

Source: Age and Ageing, 19 2008, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 553-588(36)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

The factorial validity and internal consistency of the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Profile in individuals with a traumatic brain injury

Authors: Bottari, Carolina; Dassa, Clement; Rainville, Constant; Dutil, Elisabeth

Source: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Volume 19, Number 2, June 2008 , pp. 177-207(31)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Disability in Older People: A 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B.; Leinonen, Raija; Kujala, Urho M.; Heikkinen, Eino; Törmäkangas, Timo; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Rasinaho, Minna; Karhula, Sirkka; Mänty, Minna; Rantanen, Taina

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 56, Number 12, December 2008 , pp. 2188-2194(7)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Cumulative Anticholinergic Exposure Is Associated with Poor Memory and Executive Function in Older Men

Authors: Han, Ling; Agostini, Joseph V.; Allore, Heather G.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 56, Number 12, December 2008 , pp. 2203-2210(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

The Prevalence of Diarrhea and Its Association With Drug Use in Elderly Outpatients: A Multicenter Study

Authors: Pilotto, Alberto; Franceschi, Marilisa; Vitale, Dino; Zaninelli, Augusto; Di Mario, Francesco; Seripa, Davide; Rengo, Franco

Source: The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 103, Number 11, November 2008 , pp. 2816-2823(8)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Self-Reported Visual Impairment and Impact on Vision-Related Activities in an Elderly Nigerian Population: Report from the Ibadan Study of Ageing

Authors: Bekibele, Charles; Gureje, Oye

Source: Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Volume 15, Number 4, July 2008 , pp. 250-256(7)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Impairments in fine-motor coordination and speed of information processing predict declines in everyday functioning in hepatitis C infection

Authors: Vigil, Ofilio; Posada, Carolina; Woods, Steven Paul; Hampton Atkinson, J.; Heaton, Robert; Perry, William; Hassanein, Tarek; Grant, Igor; Letendre, Scott

Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (Neuropsychology, Developm, Volume 30, Number 7, February 2008 , pp. 805-815(11)

Publisher: Psychology Press, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Comparison of nurses' and physicians' documentation of functional abilities of older patients in acute care - patient records compared with standardized assessment

Authors: Jensdóttir, Anna-Birna; Jónsson, Pálmi; Noro, Anja; Jonsén, Elisabeth; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Schroll, Marianne; Grue, Else; Björnsson, Jan

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 22, Number 3, September 2008 , pp. 341-347(7)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing