Activities of daily living performance in dementia.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the activities of daily living ADL performance profile of community-living people with dementia and to investigate its relationship with dementia severity.


METHODS
ADL performance of 86 subjects were evaluated using Barthel Index (BI), Lawton and Brody's Instrumental Activities Daily Living (IADL) and Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Dementia severity was measured by Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR).


RESULTS
Subjects were able to perform most basic ADL (BI mean = 16.4) and some IADL (Lawton and Brody's IADL mean = 4.3). The AMPS process ability measure and the Lawton and Brody's IADL were significantly correlated with CDR (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Subjects with mild dementia were able to perform mostly all basic ADL and some IADL. The AMPS process ability measure and the Lawton and Brody's IADL could provide useful information on their ability to live independently in the community.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. karen.liu@inet.polyu.edu.hk
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Liu
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Chan
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Chu
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Ng
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Chu
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Hui
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Yuen
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Fisher
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination