Quantified self and comprehensive geriatric assessment: older adults are able to evaluate their own health and functional status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an increased interest of individuals in quantifying their own health and functional status. The aim of this study was to examine the concordance of answers to a self-administered questionnaire exploring health and functional status with information collected during a full clinical examination performed by a physician among cognitively healthy adults (CHI) and older patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease (AD).

Methods

Based on cross-sectional design, a total of 60 older adults (20 CHI, 20 patients with MCI, and 20 patients with mild-to-moderate AD) were recruited in the memory clinic of Angers, France. All participants completed a self-administered questionnaire in paper format composed of 33 items exploring age

SUBMITTER: Beauchet O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4072604 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature