Cognitive impairment as predictor of functional dependence in an elderly sample

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-201

  Millán Calenti, José Carlos ^a   Tubío, Javier ^a   Pita Fernández, Salvador ^b   Rochette, Sophie ^a   Lorenzo, Trinidad ^a   Maseda, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dependence of elderly; Functional disability

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054881476     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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