| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|---|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||
The Gerontologist, Vol 38, Issue 5 569-577, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America
ARTICLES |
SL Willis, R Allen-Burge, MM Dolan, RM Bertrand, J Yesavage and JL Taylor
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA. [email protected]
Loss of functioning on complex tasks of daily living is an early indicator of dementia. The performance of 65 older adults with mild to moderate levels of Alzheimer's disease was examined on the Everyday Problems Test for the Cognitively Challenged Elderly (EPCCE), self- report inventories of functional performance, and a broad battery of clinical and neuropsychological measures. The EPCCE was designed to assess older adults on a set of complex tasks of daily living that involved not only global cognitive processes, but also higher-order executive functions. Participants solved an average of 45% of EPCCE tasks with significant differences in scores by disease severity. Performance was significantly related to global cognitive functioning and disease severity, and in particular to executive functions. Significant additional variance was accounted for by these executive functions beyond the variance accounted for by global cognitive measures.
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  D. R. Royall, E. C. Lauterbach, D. Kaufer, P. Malloy, K. L. Coburn, K. J. Black, and The Committee on Research of the American Neuropsy The Cognitive Correlates of Functional Status: A Review From the Committee on Research of the American Neuropsychiatric Association J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, August 1, 2007; 19(3): 249 - 265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 J. M. Lai and J. Karlawish Assessing the Capacity to Make Everyday Decisions: A Guide for Clinicians and an Agenda for Future Research Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, February 1, 2007; 15(2): 101 - 111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. A. Rapp, M. Schnaider Beeri, J. Schmeidler, M. Sano, J. M. Silverman, and V. Haroutunian Relationship of Neuropsychological Performance to Functional Status in Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, June 1, 2005; 13(6): 450 - 459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. Diehl, M. Marsiske, A. L. Horgas, A. Rosenberg, J. S. Saczynski, and S. L. Willis The Revised Observed Tasks of Daily Living: A Performance-Based Assessment of Everyday Problem Solving in Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, January 1, 2005; 24(3): 211 - 230. [Abstract] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. R. Royall, E. C. Lauterbach, J. L. Cummings, A. Reeve, T. A. Rummans, D. I. Kaufer, W. C. LaFrance Jr., and C. E. Coffey Executive Control Function: A Review of Its Promise and Challenges for Clinical Research. A Report From the Committee on Research of the American Neuropsychiatric Association J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, November 1, 2002; 14(4): 377 - 405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 L. F. Feinberg and C. J. Whitlatch Are Persons With Cognitive Impairment Able to State Consistent Choices? Gerontologist, June 1, 2001; 41(3): 374 - 382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|---|
| All GSA journals | Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences |
