Measures of everyday competence in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  Law, Lawla L F ^a   Barnett, Fiona ^a   Yau, Matthew K ^a   Gray, Marion A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Everyday competence; Measures; Problem solving; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF CAPACITY FOR EVERYDAY DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVERYDAY COGNITION BATTERY MEMORY TEST; EVERYDAY PROBLEMS FOR COGNITIVELY CHALLENGED ELDERLY; EVERYDAY PROBLEMS TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEMS IN EVERYDAY LIVING TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 83455225496     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr104     Document Type: Review

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