title: Disability in instrumental activities of daily living in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim is to examine disability in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in elderly persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), further to identify items of IADL which separate the two conditions and to explore potential gender differences.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of 729 patients aged ≥65 years recruited from outpatient memory clinics. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used in the main analysis to explore the association between IADL and diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found an association between IADL and diagnosis, and a difference in the proportion of disability in IADL in patients with MCI and AD, i.e. 66 and 88%, respectively. Six of the 8 items revealed differences in the proportions of patients with IADL disability among MCI and AD. No substantial gender differences were found, except for laundry.
authors.affiliation: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hesseberg
authors.forename: Hege
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bentzen
authors.forename: Anette Hylen
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ranhoff
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Engedal
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergland
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009664:Norway; D012042:Registries; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D016896:Treatment Outcome