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| Title |
Specific cognitive functions and depressive symptoms as predictors of activities of daily living in older adults with heterogeneous cognitive backgrounds
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00139 |
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| Authors |
Jonas J. de Paula, Breno S. Diniz, Maria A. Bicalho, Maicon Rodrigues Albuquerque, Rodrigo Nicolato, Edgar N. de Moraes, Marco A. Romano-Silva, Leandro F. Malloy-Diniz |
| Abstract |
Cognitive functioning influences activities of daily living (ADL). However, studies reporting the association between ADL and neuropsychological performance show inconsistent results regarding what specific cognitive domains are related to each specific functional domains. Additionally, whether depressive symptoms are associated with a worse functional performance in older adults is still under explored. We investigated if specific cognitive domains and depressive symptoms would affect different aspects of ADL. Participants were 274 older adults (96 normal aging participants, 85 patients with mild cognitive impairment, and 93 patients probable with mild Alzheimer's disease dementia) with low formal education (∼4 years). Measures of ADL included three complexity levels: Self-care, Instrumental-Domestic, and Instrumental-Complex. The specific cognitive functions were evaluated through a factorial strategy resulting in four cognitive domains: Executive Functions, Language/Semantic Memory, Episodic Memory, and Visuospatial Abilities. The Geriatric Depression Scale measured depressive symptoms. Multiple linear regression analysis showed executive functions and episodic memory as significant predictors of Instrumental-Domestic ADL, and executive functions, episodic memory and language/semantic memory as predictors of Instrumental-Complex ADL (22 and 28% of explained variance, respectively). Ordinal regression analysis showed the influence of specific cognitive functions and depressive symptoms on each one of the instrumental ADL. We observed a heterogeneous pattern of association with explained variance ranging from 22 to 38%. Different instrumental ADL had specific cognitive predictors and depressive symptoms were predictive of ADL involving social contact. Our results suggest a specific pattern of influence depending on the specific instrumental daily living activity. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 122 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 21% |
| Unknown | 28 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 31 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 July 2015.
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