TY - JOUR
PY - 2016//
TI - Performance-based impairment measures as predictors of early-stage activity limitations in community-dwelling older adults
JO - Journal of aging and health
A1 - Terhorst, Lauren
A1 - Holm, Margo B.
A1 - Toto, Pamela E.
A1 - Rogers, Joan C.
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objective of the current investigation was to explore performance-based predictors of decline in the performance quality of everyday tasks as a first step for early identification, screening, and referral to minimize disability in community-dwelling older adults.
METHOD: This was a secondary analysis of data from 256 community-based older women. Mobility, activities of daily living (ADLs), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) were measured using the Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS). Logistic regression models explored cognitive and motor predictors of performance quality while controlling for demographics and diagnoses.
RESULTS: Functional reach (p =.049) and cognition (p =.012) were predictive of mobility quality, whereas balance (p =.007) and the Keitel Function (p =.005) were predictive of ADL quality. Manipulation and cognitive measures were predictive of cognitive and physical IADL quality.
DISCUSSION: Cognitive and physical screens are both important to identify older adults at risk for disability.
© The Author(s) 2016.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0898-2643 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264316648113 ID - ref1 ER -