TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Functional limitations in older adults who have cognitive impairment without dementia
JO  - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
A1  - Gure, Tanya R.
A1  - Langa, Kenneth M.
A1  - Fisher, Gwenith G.
A1  - Piette, John D.
A1  - Plassman, Brenda L.
SP  - 78
EP  - 85
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Objective: To characterize the prevalence of functional limitations among older adults with cognitive impairment without dementia (CIND). Methods: Secondary data analysis was performed using the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study data set. A total of 856 individuals aged ≥ 71 years were assigned to 3 diagnostic cognitive categories. A questionnaire was completed by a proxy informant regarding functional limitations for 744 of the 856 respondents. Results: Of the 744 patients, 263 (13.9%) had dementia, 201 (21.3%) had CIND, and 280 (64.8%) had normal cognition. Informants reported ≥1 instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs) limitation in 45% of the patients with CIND compared to 13% of the patients with normal cognition and 85% of the patients with dementia (P < .001). The ADL impairments among individuals with CIND were primarily attributed to physical health problems (n = 41; 40%). Conclusions: Many individuals with CIND have impairment in a range of complex and basic daily activities, largely due to physical health problems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0891-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891988713481264
ID  - ref1
ER  -