title: [AGGIR scale: a contribution to specifying the needs of disabled elders].
abstract: Several instruments are used for the assessment of the disability, and the scale AGGIR (Autonomie Gérontologie Groupes Iso-Ressources) is the one most commonly used in France. This scale covers so-called instrumental dimensions, that correspond to relatively complex activities with the dominating cognitive component (cooking, medication use, finances, etc.) as well as dimensions with the dominating physical component (so-called fundamental dimensions that are related to such activities as walking, dressing, toileting, etc.). However, at present, only the fundamental activities are taken into account while assessing the dependency of the elderly within the scale AGGIR. The aim of our study was to identify the relative importance of these two dimensions (fundamental and instrumental) in the definition and identification of difficulties that older people encounter in their everyday life. A principal components analysis was carried out using 525 AGGIR scales of non-institutionalized elders living at their homes. The results indicate that the inclusion of instrumental activities may improve the assessment of dependency of the elderly and thus facilitate the implementation of appropriate responses to the needs of disabled people.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, EA 4136, université Bordeaux, handicap et système nerveux, bâtiment Tastet-Girard, CHU Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; Inserm, IFR handicap, handicap et système nerveux, EA 4136, bâtiment 1B, 1(er) étage, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: aguilova@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aguilova
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, EA 4136, université Bordeaux, handicap et système nerveux, bâtiment Tastet-Girard, CHU Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; Inserm, IFR handicap, handicap et système nerveux, EA 4136, bâtiment 1B, 1(er) étage, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; Inria, 200, avenue de la Vieille-Tour, 33405 Talence cedex, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sauzéon
authors.affiliation: Inria, 200, avenue de la Vieille-Tour, 33405 Talence cedex, France.
authors.forename: É
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Balland
authors.affiliation: Inria et université de Bordeaux, 200, avenue de la Vieille-Tour, 33405 Talence cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Consel
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, EA 4136, université Bordeaux, handicap et système nerveux, bâtiment Tastet-Girard, CHU Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; Inserm, IFR handicap, handicap et système nerveux, EA 4136, bâtiment 1B, 1(er) étage, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France; Inria, 200, avenue de la Vieille-Tour, 33405 Talence cedex, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: N'Kaoua
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: AGGIR; Ageing; Autonomie; Dependency; Dépendance; I/ADL; I/AVQ; Vieillissement