The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons
Gill T, Williams C, de Leon C, Tinetti M. The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1997, 50: 765-772. PMID: 9253386, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUseful prognostic informationADL dependencePhysical performanceElderly personsPrognostic informationDaily livingCommunity-living elderly personsSingle assessmentLarge representative cohortAssessment of changesFuture disabilityBaseline interviewRepresentative cohortPowerful predictorRole of changesRiskParticipantsShort intervalsYearsAssessmentBaseline performancePersonsCohortYear interviewsADLA Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items
Gill T, Williams C, Richardson E, Berkman L, Tinetti M. A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 441-445. PMID: 9100712, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05168.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADL dependenceDevelopment cohortValidation cohortPresence of impairmentsPopulation-based cohort studyMini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) itemCommunity-living older adultsCommunity-living personsSelf-reported ADLOlder person's riskYears of ageCohort studyResearch nursesMultivariable analysisRisk groupsBaseline interviewInitial cohortStratified subjectsSeparate cohortCohortPerson's riskGeneral communityOlder adultsCognitive AssessmentComparable subjects