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Annualized functional change in alzheimer's disease participants and normal controls.
- Source :
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Clinical Neuropsychologist . Sep2008, Vol. 22 Issue 5, p801-806. 6p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The rate of functional change in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) was compared to that of cognitively normal elderly control subjects. A comparison of annualized rates of change on the Test of Everyday Functional Abilities (TEFA) was carried out, along with a brief measure of instrumental activities of daily living skills, in persons with mild AD (Mini-Mental State Exam score >20) and cognitively normal elderly controls. Persons with AD (N = 30) showed an 8.5 % (3.5 point) annualized decline in TEFA scores over an average of 1.2 years; there was no decline in a group of elderly normal controls (N = 20) over an average of 1.5 years. Persons with mild AD showed functional changes over the course of a year on a direct measure of instrumental activities of daily living; a comparable group of normally aging persons did not. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13854046
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34049788
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13854040701750875