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Long-term Functional Outcome in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumor. REHABILITATION ONCOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/01.reo.0000000000000219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Positive and Negative Consequences of Making Coffee among Breakfast Related Irrelevant Objects: Evidence from MCI, Dementia, and Healthy Ageing. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2017; 23:481-492. [PMID: 28494820 DOI: 10.1017/s135561771700025x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Previous studies have reported impairments in activities of daily living (ADL) performance in the presence of irrelevant but physically/functionally related objects in dementia patients. The aim of the present study was to increase our knowledge about the impact of the presence of contextually related non-target objects on ADL execution in patients with multi-domain mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. METHODS We compared ADL execution in patients with MCI, dementia, and healthy elderly participants under two experimental conditions: One in which the target objects were embedded with contextually related non-target items that constituted the object set necessary to complete two additional (but unrequired) ADL tasks related to the target task, and a second, control condition where target objects were surrounded by isolated objects (they never constituted a whole set needed to complete an alternative ADL task). RESULTS Separate analysis of ADL errors associated with the target task versus errors involving the non-target objects revealed that, although the presence of contextually related objects facilitated the accomplishment of the target task, such a condition also led to errors involving the use of irrelevant objects in dementia and MCI. CONCLUSIONS The presence of contextually related non-target items produces both positive and negative effects on ADL performance. These types of non-target objects might help to cue the retrieval of the action schema related to the target task, particularly in patients with MCI. In contrast, the presence of these objects might also lead to distraction in dementia and MCI. (JINS, 2017, 23, 481-492).
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Chard G. Implementing the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) in the Workplace: A Comparison of the Experiences of Occupational Therapists and New Graduates. Br J Occup Ther 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/030802260406700202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Learning to use new skills through continuing professional education courses is an important part of continuing professional development, contributing towards the evidence of competence to practise. Few studies have examined how such new learning is used in professional practice. This study investigated the experiences of occupational therapists when learning to use the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) and whether years of experience or clinical area affected how the AMPS was used in practice. Twenty-three occupational therapists who undertook a 5-day AMPS course completed three questionnaires over a 10-month period. Thirteen were senior level occupational therapists and 10 were new graduates about to commence employment in their first post. Significant differences between the two groups were found in three areas: the new graduates experienced more difficulties when starting to use the AMPS, completed fewer assessments and found workplace difficulties more time consuming. The two groups shared many difficulties when learning to use a new skill and implementing it within workplace teams, but the analysis of the ranking of these difficulties using the Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated no overall difference between the two groups. Successful implementation of the AMPS for all the participants depended on having sufficient time for new learning to take place and on support from managers so that they could change elements of practice to accommodate the use of new skills.
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Kizony R, Katz N. Relationships between Cognitive Abilities and the Process Scale and Skills of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) in Patients with Stroke. OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/153944920202200205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was: 1) to determine the strength of the relationships between cognitive components at the body function/impairment level to the assessment of motor and process skills (AMPS) at the occupational performance/activities level in persons following stroke; and 2) to examine which cognitive components best explain the variance of the AMPS score. Stroke is a major cause of disability in older age that can result in motor and/or cognitive impairments leading to functional disability. The assessment of AMPS is an activity of daily living (ADL) and instrument activity of daily living (IADL) evaluation that measures two aspects enabling occupational performance and motor and process skills. Subjects included 30 hospitalized patients 4 to 5 weeks following stroke. Among them were 17 men and 13 women with a mean age of 71.33 (SD = 8.39) who had been independent in ADL prior to the event. Instruments included the AMPS IADL tasks, Thinking Operations from the LOTCA, Contextual Memory Test, Rey Complex Figure-copy, Star cancellation from the BIT, and COGNISTAT. The study supports the existence of moderate relationships between cognitive components and the AMPS' process scale and skills, and the results add information about relationships between cognitive impairments and occupational performance that can help in treatment planning.
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Abstracts. Br J Occup Ther 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/03080226130767s101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Schaber P, Klein T, Hanrahan E, Vencil P, Afatika K, Burns T. Using cognitive-functional assessment to predict self-care performance of memory care tenants. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2013; 28:171-8. [PMID: 23293251 PMCID: PMC10852974 DOI: 10.1177/1533317512470206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A challenge in admitting individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias into memory care residential facilities is determining the appropriate level of service based on abilities and care needs. At intake, the incoming tenant's functional performance capacity is obtained through family or proxy report corroborated with screening results of global cognitive function. Based on this information, the agency determines the level of service needs; if misjudged, inadequate placement can be stressful for the individual and family and costly for the facility. This study examined the predictive validity of a clinically administered assessment of cognitive-functional performance, Cognitive Performance Test (CPT), in gauging service needs in 4 activities of daily living (ADL; dressing, eating/feeding, showering, and toothbrushing) with 57 tenants residing in a memory care-assisted living facility. Linear regression results revealed a significant relationship between CPT scores and ADL performance in all areas (P < .001) with CPT scores accounting for 51% to 62% of the variability in performance.
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- Patricia Schaber
- Program in Occupational Therapy, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Moore K, Merritt B, Doble SE. ADL skill profiles across three psychiatric diagnoses. Scand J Occup Ther 2010; 17:77-85. [DOI: 10.3109/11038120903165115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Parks R, Rasch EK, Mansky PJ, Oakley F. Differences in activities of daily living performance between long-term pediatric sarcoma survivors and a matched comparison group on standardized testing. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 53:622-8. [PMID: 19533662 PMCID: PMC2825086 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a cross-sectional study examining late effects of pediatric sarcoma therapy, long-term survivors were evaluated on their activities of daily living (ADL) performance. PROCEDURE Thirty-two persons with Ewing sarcoma family of tumors, rhabdomyosarcoma, and non-rhabdomysarcoma-soft tissue sarcoma enrolled an average of 17 years after treatment. Participants were evaluated using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) 1, a standardized observational evaluation of ADL task performance. Means and 95% confidence intervals for ADL motor and ADL process ability measures were calculated for four groups: (1) sarcoma survivors, (2) "well" adults matched for age and gender, (3) "well" adults matched for gender that were 10 years older, and (4) "well" adults matched for gender that were 20 years older. RESULTS ADL motor ability was significantly lower for sarcoma survivors than for the age- and gender-matched comparison group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between ADL motor ability of sarcoma survivors and the comparison group 10 years older, but sarcoma survivors had significantly better ADL motor ability (P < 0.05) than the oldest comparison group (20 years older). Sarcoma survivors had significantly worse ADL process ability than the age-matched group (P < 0.05). There was no difference in ADL process ability between the sarcoma survivors and comparison groups that were 10 and 20 years older. CONCLUSIONS This first report of a clinical evaluation of ADL limitation in pediatric sarcoma survivors treated with intensive multimodal cancer therapy suggests that influences on performance of daily life activities are more common than previously reported.
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- Rebecca Parks
- Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Dickerson A, Reistetter T, Trujillo L. Using an IADL Assessment to Identify Older Adults Who Need a Behind-the-Wheel Driving Evaluation. J Appl Gerontol 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/0733464809340153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Occupational therapists need to routinely assess driving ability in hospital and/or rehabilitation settings. The purpose of this study is to determine if the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS), an observational tool of instrumental activities of daily living, could discriminate between older adult drivers who pass, pass with restrictions, or fail a behind-the-wheel (BTW) evaluation. Forty-six participants were evaluated with a BTW driving assessment and the AMPS. Two one-way ANOVAs found significant differences for both the motor and process scores suggesting the AMPS can be used as a screening tool for driving. Results also showed no significant difference in age between those participants who passed, failed, or needed restrictions supporting the concept that driving abilities are related more to function, not age. Exploration of minimum scores is discussed.
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Rice MS, Fertig PA, Maitra KK, Miller BK. Reduced Feedback: Motor Learning Strategy in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease. PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/02703180802237715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chard G, Liu L, Mulholland S. Verbal Cueing and Environmental Modifications: Strategies to Improve Engagement in Occupations in Persons with Alzheimer Disease. PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/02703180802206280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rosenberg L, Nygård L, Kottorp A. Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation of a New Assessment of Competence in Technology Use. OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH 2008. [DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20090301-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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People with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in a mild phase who live at home are expected to manage the everyday technology that is common in this context. However, the knowledge of how technology use may interfere with the performance of daily activities is sparse. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a new instrument measuring relevance and competence in everyday technology use, the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire, could generate linear measures of competence in a valid manner when used in a population of 157 older adults with and without cognitive impairment or dementia. The results from this study indicate that the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire demonstrates acceptable levels of scale validity and person response validity, supporting researchers and clinicians with a tool that generates a valid measure of competence in use of everyday technology for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in a mild phase who live at home.
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Liu KPY, Chan CCH, Chu MML, Ng TYL, Chu LW, Hui FSL, Yuen HK, Fisher AG. Activities of daily living performance in dementia. Acta Neurol Scand 2007; 116:91-5. [PMID: 17661793 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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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. MATERIALS & 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.
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- K P Y Liu
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Nygård L, Starkhammar S. The use of everyday technology by people with dementia living alone: mapping out the difficulties. Aging Ment Health 2007; 11:144-55. [PMID: 17453547 DOI: 10.1080/13607860600844168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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While the technological development available to society is taking quantum leaps, we have little knowledge of how people with mild dementia manage to cope with familiar technology at home, such as television and electronic household machines, or new technology, such as remote controls, cell phones and computers. As this technology represents a potential problem area, the aim of this qualitative, exploratory study was to identify and characterize difficulties with and hindrances to using everyday technology, as they appeared in data, for persons with early stage dementia. Eight participants with dementia were included in an extensive data collection consisting of repeated interviews and observations made in the home; the data were analyzed adopting a constant comparative approach. The results exhibit a taxonomy of difficulties in four domains, encompassing conditions that interfere with the use of the technology, deficiencies in knowledge and in the communication between users and their technology, and limitations in the use of instructions. Typically, difficulties appeared in complex combinations. They arose when familiar technology was being used, and not only when new technology was to be used. This raised concerns about the need these people have for support in home and in society. Further research is needed to validate the findings.
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- L Nygård
- Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurotec, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden.
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Kottorp A, Bernspang B, Fisher AG. Activities of daily living in persons with intellectual disability: Strengths and limitations in specific motor and process skills. Aust Occup Ther J 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2003.00401.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Merritt BK, Fisher AG. Gender differences in the performance of activities of daily living11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84:1872-7. [PMID: 14669197 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(03)00483-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To verify that the activities of daily living (ADL) motor and process skill items and tasks in the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) are free from gender bias, and to compare mean differences in ADL motor and process ability between men and women. DESIGN Descriptive comparison; convenience sample. SETTING Existing data from the AMPS database. PARTICIPANTS Potential participants included nonwell persons (age range, 18-99y) matched within 3 age groups, first by functional level and then by diagnostic category. The resulting sample included 9250 men and 9250 women. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The AMPS, a standardized observational assessment of the quality of ADL task performance. RESULTS None of the AMPS task calibrations and 1 motor skill item calibration (Lifts) demonstrated an observable difference between men and women. Men had higher ADL motor ability (F(1,18494)=11.58, P<.01) and women had higher ADL process ability (F(1,18494)=76.18, P<.01). CONCLUSION The results suggest that the AMPS is free of gender bias. Although differences were found between men and women in mean ADL motor and process ability, they were not considered clinically detectable differences.
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- Brenda K Merritt
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Colorado State University, 219 Occupational Therapy Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1573, USA.
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Kottorp A, Bernspång B, Fisher AG. Validity of a performance assessment of activities of daily living for people with developmental disabilities. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2003; 47:597-605. [PMID: 14641807 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2003.00475.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since clients with different types of developmental disabilities often experience difficulties in activities of daily living (ADL), it is critical that assessments of ADL are evaluated in order to ensure that one can make valid judgements based on the results of the appraisal. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the validity of a specific performance assessment instrument, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS), when used by occupational therapists with clients with developmental disabilities. Unlike global ADL assessments, the AMPS is used not only to evaluate the level of ADL dependence, but also to estimate the quality of each specific action performed when a person is performing ADL tasks. METHODS Data were gathered from 1724 participants with different developmental disabilities, including intellectual disability (ID), cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Many-Facet Rasch (MFR) analysis was used to examine person-response validity, and task and item scale validity. RESULTS Goodness-of-fit statistics showed that the tasks and items had acceptable scale validity. The participants had acceptable person-response validity on the ADL motor scale, but had slightly lower than expected levels of person-response validity on the ADL process scale. The results indicate that clients with more severe forms of ID may have a higher proportion of different performance profiles in ADL than is expected by the MFR model of the AMPS. Since the proportion of participants who did not meet the criteria was only 3% lower than expected and in accordance with other studies, the difference may not be clinically meaningful. Otherwise, the results indicated that the AMPS is a valid tool when used with clients with developmental disabilities. CONCLUSIONS Further research is needed to evaluate the use of the AMPS in clinical assessment and intervention planning for this group of clients.
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- A Kottorp
- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Occupational Therapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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Nygård L, Starkhammar S. Telephone use among noninstitutionalized persons with dementia living alone: mapping out difficulties and response strategies. Scand J Caring Sci 2003; 17:239-49. [PMID: 12919458 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2003.00177.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to map out and describe difficulties and response strategies in telephone use among elderly, noninstitutionalized persons with dementia living alone. To obtain explorative data, interviews and observations in the homes were undertaken with 10 participants diagnosed with dementia. The participants were observed when showing their telephones, calling a well-known number, responding to a request previously sent by letter to make a telephone call, and finding a number in the telephone directories. The data were analysed using a comparative approach, and resulted in descriptive categories. The participants' difficulties were categorized as difficulty in 'knowing what', 'knowing where', 'knowing how' and overcoming motor, perceptual, verbal and environmental obstacles. In responding to these, they used a variety of environmentally related strategies such as using perception or habits and habitual places, verbalizing aloud, seeking help from others, and adjusting the physical environment. They also used a few cognitively related strategies such as repeating and stopping and reflecting. Overall, difficulties were frequent and common, and the effectiveness of the strategies was questionable. The results indicate that it might be unrealistic to assume that elderly persons with symptoms of dementia who live alone are able to satisfactorily use the telephone for safety, communication and participation in society.
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- Louise Nygård
- Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Oakley F, Duran L, Fisher A, Merritt B. Differences in activities of daily living motor skills of persons with and without Alzheimer's disease. Aust Occup Ther J 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00330.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nygård L. Instrumental activities of daily living: a stepping-stone towards Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in subjects with mild cognitive impairment? Acta Neurol Scand 2003. [DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.107.s179.8.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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