Social and functional health of home care clients with different levels of cognitive impairments.
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Authors
Garms-Homolová, VjenkaNotthoff, Nanna
Declercq, Anja
van der Roest, Henriette G
Onder, Graziano
Jónsson, Pálmi
van Hout, Hein
Issue Date
2017-01
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Social and functional health of home care clients with different levels of cognitive impairments. 2017, 21 (1):18-23 Aging Ment HealthAbstract
The ability to manage one's life with some degree of independence, to fulfill basic obligations, and to participate in social activities are social functions that delineate the core of 'social health'. We examine to what extent clients of community care in Europe (n = 2884) complete such activities despite their cognitive problems. We focus on mildly and moderately impaired people, aged 65+ years.Data were collected using the interRAI HC-Assessment in IBenC-project. We tested the association between participants' capacity and performance in three LADLs (instrumental activities of daily living) and their cognitive performance and specific memory problems.
About 30% of home care clients in Europe suffer from mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment. Their relatively independent coping with requirements of routine activities is strongly determined by overall cognitive performance. Specific memory functions seem unimportant, except for procedural memory. It is striking that all clients, and particularly those with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment, interact mostly with close relatives and friends. Mild-to-moderate cognitive limitations do not hinder clients from coping semi-independently with routine requirements.
When considering the influence of cognitive function on clients' capacity and performance in everyday activities and social relations, a comprehensive construct of cognitive function has to be applied.
Description
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the pageAdditional Links
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247426Rights
Archived with thanks to Aging & mental healthae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13607863.2016.1247426
Scopus Count
Collections
Related articles
- Combined impairments in vision, hearing and cognition are associated with greater levels of functional and communication difficulties than cognitive impairment alone: Analysis of interRAI data for home care and long-term care recipients in Ontario.
- Authors: Guthrie DM, Davidson JGS, Williams N, Campos J, Hunter K, Mick P, Orange JB, Pichora-Fuller MK, Phillips NA, Savundranayagam MY, Wittich W
- Issue date: 2018
- Discharge Planning and Home Care Needs Assessment for Older Patients in a Nursing Hospital.
- Authors: Urbietė L, Lesauskaitė V, Macijauskienė J
- Issue date: 2020 Feb 4
- Measurement of Functional Cognition and Complex Everyday Activities in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia: Validity of the Large Allen's Cognitive Level Screen.
- Authors: Wesson J, Clemson L, Crawford JD, Kochan NA, Brodaty H, Reppermund S
- Issue date: 2017 May
- Patterns and determinants of dementia pharmacotherapy in a population-based cohort of home care clients.
- Authors: Maxwell CJ, Vu M, Hogan DB, Patten SB, Jantzi M, Kergoat MJ, Jetté N, Bronskill SE, Heckman G, Hirdes JP
- Issue date: 2013 Jul
- Living with stable MCI: experiences among 17 individuals evaluated at a memory clinic.
- Authors: Berg AI, Wallin A, Nordlund A, Johansson B
- Issue date: 2013