Open AccessThe Effect of Physical and Cognitive Impairments on Caregiving
Author(s) -
Eric Jutkowitz,
Pedro Gozalo,
Amal N. Trivedi,
Lauren Mitchell,
Joseph E. Gaugler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001323
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , dementia , gerontology , cognitive impairment , cognition , confidence interval , medicine , alzheimer's disease , psychology , disease , physical therapy , psychiatry , pathology
Many older adults receive caregiving; however, less is known about how a change in a care recipient's functional activity limitations [instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (ADL)] as well as their cognitive impairment influence the amount of caregiving received.