Dear Carol: My mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. While she’s pretty normal now other than some short-term memory loss and occasional confusion, I want to be prepared to help her as she ...
Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are tasks that independent adults can do on their own. ADLs include feeding, getting dressed, bathing, toileting, ...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects older adults both with and without Parkinson disease (PD) and can impair the ability to participate in activities of daily living (IADL); a recent study sought ...
Women experience worse post-stroke functional outcomes and have different recovery patterns compared to men, a new study ...
About this issue Abstract Purpose Being able to function independently in society is an important aspect of quality of life. This ability goes beyond self-care, requires higher order cognitive ...
Journal of Community Health, Vol. 31, No. 6 (December 2006), pp. 453-467 (15 pages) Research reports about the associations of leisure-time physical activity (LPA) and Body Mass Index (BMI) with ...