Open AccessMeasures of everyday competence in older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Lawla L. F. Law,
Fiona Barnett,
Matthew Yau,
Marion Gray
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr104
Subject(s) - cognitive impairment , medicine , gerontology , competence (human resources) , systematic review , cognition , dementia , medline , psychiatry , psychology , disease , social psychology , pathology , political science , law
The issue of safety of the cognitively impaired elderly people living alone has been continuously raised. Traditional psychometric measures of cognitive abilities may not adequately reflect older adults' functioning in a real everyday context.
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