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Attentional deficits affect activities of daily living in dementia-associated with Parkinson's disease
- Source :
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the effects of attentional deficits on activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease (PDD). Method: 461 patients were assessed neuropsychologically. Factor analyses were used to differentiate attention from other cognitive functions and to differentiate different aspects of ADL functions. The effects of the attentional measure on ADL were examined using sequential multiple regression, controlling for age, sex, education, severity of motor symptoms and other cognitive functions. Results: Three cognitive factors were identified, with one factor emerging as a measure of vigilance and focused attention. This factor predicted different aspects of ADL status even after controlling for motor functions and other cognitive factors. The attention factor was the single strongest cognitive predictor of ADL status, matching the strength of the effects of motor functions on ADL status. Conclusion: Impaired attention is an important determinant of ADL functions in patients with PDD.
- Subjects :
- Male
Paper
medicine.medical_specialty
Parkinson's disease
Activities of daily living
media_common.quotation_subject
Disease
Severity of Illness Index
Developmental psychology
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Degenerative disease
Cognition
Severity of illness
Activities of Daily Living
medicine
Dementia
Humans
Attention
media_common
Aged
Parkinson Disease
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Surgery
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Psychology
human activities
Vigilance (psychology)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1468330X and 00223050
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e5a3de78d6b7e5142f2ae0bfe1a15a53