Influencing factors on instrumental activities of daily living functioning in people with mild cognitive disorder - a secondary investigation of cross-sectional data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Finding a strategy to reduce the impact of cognitive decline on everyday functioning in persons suffering from cognitive impairment is a public health priority. Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) are key to everyday functioning. Hence, it is essential to understand the influencing factors on IADL to develop specific interventions to improve everyday functioning in persons with mild cognitive disorder. Therefore, this study aimed to 1) explore different influencing factors on IADL functioning considering all domains of the International Classification of Functioning, disability, and health and 2) rank these factors.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of a cohort including participants with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a-MCI) or mild Alzhei

SUBMITTER: Bruderer-Hofstetter M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature