Evaluating elements of executive functioning as predictors of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
Author(s) -
Angela L. Jefferson,
Robert Paul,
Al Ozonoff,
Rhonna L. Cohen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of clinical neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1873-5843
pISSN - 0887-6177
DOI - 10.1016/j.acn.2006.03.007
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , psychology , logistic regression , executive functions , neuropsychological test , verbal fluency test , test (biology) , trail making test , executive dysfunction , cognition , gerontology , neuropsychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
Executive functioning has been repeatedly linked to the integrity of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The present study examined the association of multiple executive functioning elements (i.e., working memory, generation, inhibition, planning, and sequencing) to IADLs among an older adult cohort at risk for future cognitive and functional decline.
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