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Direct linkNoel-Miller, Claire – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose of the Study: This study contrasts 2-year adjustments in disabled husbands' and wives' amount of received care following both worsening and recovery in personal (activities of daily living [ADLs]) and routine care (instrumental activities of daily living [IADLs]) disability. Design and Methods: Using longitudinal data on 789 husbands and…
Descriptors: Spouses, Gender Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Disabilities
Sun, Fei; Park, Nan Sook; Klemmack, David L.; Roff, Lucinda L.; Li, Zhihong – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
This article examined the differences between rural/urban older adults in their trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) over a 4-year period. The sample included 2,490 community dwelling older adults who completed three waves (1998, 2000, and 2002) of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Among them, 63.5% were from rural…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Rural Urban Differences, Physical Activities, Physical Mobility
Hybels, Celia F.; Blazer, Dan G.; George, Linda K.; Koenig, Harold G. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: To examine the longitudinal associations between 3 dimensions of religious involvement--religious attendance, use of religious media, and private religious activities--and 3 domains of functional status--limitations in basic activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and mobility in…
Descriptors: Risk, Older Adults, Patients, Correlation
Schnelle, John F.; Bertrand, Rosanna; Hurd, Donna; White, Alan; Squires, David; Feuerberg, Marvin; Hickey, Kelly; Simmons, Sandra F. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: To describe a standardized observation protocol to determine if nursing home (NH) staff offer choice to residents during 3 morning activities of daily living (ADL) and compare the observational data with deficiency statements cited by state survey staff. Design and Methods: Morning ADL care was observed in 20 NHs in 5 states by research…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Gerontology
Savundranayagam, Marie Y.; Montgomery, Rhonda J. V.; Kosloski, Karl – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose of the study: Caregiver burden is a multidimensional construct, addressing tension and anxiety (stress burden), changes in dyadic relationships (relationship burden), and time infringements (objective burden) resulting from caregiving. The study aims were to assess (a) whether the dimensions of burden were the same for caregiving spouses…
Descriptors: Spouses, Structural Equation Models, Chronic Illness, Caregivers
Dassel, Kara Bottiggi; Schmitt, Frederick A. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: The initial diagnosis and treatment of cognitive disorders such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease is highly dependent on caregiver reports of patient performance of activities of daily living (ADLs). However, these reports may not always be reliable. We investigated the cognitive skills of caregivers, specifically their…
Descriptors: Physicians, Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Patients
Bellows, Nicole M.; Halpin, Helen A. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We examined the relationship between the quality indicator for decline in activities of daily living (ADL) and the use of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for determining Medicaid skilled nursing facility reimbursement. Design and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2004 National MDS Facility Quality Indicator reports as…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Comparative Analysis, Health Insurance
Kawahira, Kazumi; Noma, Tomokazu; Iiyama, Junichi; Etoh, Seiji; Ogata, Atsuko; Shimodozono, Megumi – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
Corticobasal degeneration is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by a combination of parkinsonism and cortical dysfunction such as limb kinetic apraxia, alien limb phenomenon, and dementia. To study the effect of repetitive facilitation exercise (RFE) in a patient with corticobasal degeneration, we used a newly designed facilitation…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Dementia, Kinetics, Patients
Katt, James A.; Speranza, Linda; Shore, Wendy; Saenz, Karen H.; Witta, E. Lea – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2009
An existing large data set, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) with the subsequent addition of the Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) data, provides a rich data set for the examination of the activities of older adults. In this study HRS and CAMS data are used to examine relationships between various activities of daily living (ADLs)…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Older Adults, Activities, Daily Living Skills
Lifshitz, Hefziba; Merrick, Joav; Morad, Mohammed – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The objective of the study was to study differences in aging phenomena among adults with intellectual disability (ID), who live in community residence versus their peers in residential care centers and to determine the contribution of health status, age, gender, etiology and level of ID to the decline in ADL function with age. Our study was based…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Down Syndrome
Gibson, Susan K.; Sprod, Judy A.; Maher, Carol A. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The objective of this study was to determine whether static weight-bearing in a standing frame affected hamstring length and ease of activities of daily living (ADLs) in nonambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP). A convenient sample of nonambulant children with CP was recruited for this one-group quasi-experimental study. Participants stood in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Cerebral Palsy, Psychomotor Skills, Daily Living Skills
Rosenblum, Sara; Weiss, Patrice L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease with a wide-ranging impact on functional status. The aim of the study was to examine the added value of simultaneously evaluating fatigue, personal ADL and handwriting performance as indicators for functional decline among patients with MS. Participants were 50 outpatients with MS and 26 matched healthy…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Intervention, Handwriting, Prevention
Friedman, Bruce; Wamsley, Brenda R.; Liebel, Dianne V.; Saad, Zabedah B.; Eggert, Gerald M. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: To report the impact on patient and informal caregiver satisfaction, patient empowerment, and health and disability status of a primary care-affiliated disease self-management-health promotion nurse intervention for Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities and recent significant health services use. Design and Methods: The Medicare…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intervention, Health Promotion, Nurses
Wee, Joy; Paterson, Margo – Qualitative Report, 2009
This paper explores a conceptualization of how factors impact activities of daily living (ADL) and participation from the perspective of persons with disability. This study identified what, and how, factors perceived by participants affect their daily activities, to better inform reporting of scores obtained on measures of ADLs and participation…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Health Personnel, Foreign Countries, Disabilities
Lante, Kerrie; Reece, John; Walkley, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aims of this study were to (1) determine the energy expenditure of adults with and without intellectual disabilities during common activities of daily living (ADL), (2) use these values to evaluate the accuracy of equivalent activity values reported in the Compendium of Physical Activities (CPA), and (3) identify ADL that may confer a health…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Daily Living Skills, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
