Changes in instrumental activities of daily living disability after treatment of depressive symptoms in elderly women with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius K. Nickel ◽  
Cerstin Nickel ◽  
Claas Lahmann ◽  
Ferdinand O. Mitterlehner ◽  
Karin Tritt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Instrumental Activities

Using Activities of Daily Living Assessments to Measure the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplements in Elderly Long-Stay Patients

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Corless ◽  
M Ellis ◽  
E Dawson ◽  
F Fraser ◽  
S Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
25 Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Supplements

Selected activities of daily living were used to measure improvement in independence of long-stay elderly patients known to have low concentrations of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D. This was a double-blind random controlled trial lasting between 8 and 40 weeks. No significant changes were found in either group.

scholarly journals Depressive symptoms and disability in acute patients with comorbidities in departments of internal medicine

2012 ◽  
pp. 261-268
Author(s):  
Salvatore La Carrubba ◽  
Loredana Manna ◽  
Carmelina Rinollo ◽  
Antonino Mazzone ◽  
Gualberto Gussoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Instrumental Activities ◽  
Comorbidity Index ◽  
Acute Patients

Introduction: There are few data on the prevalence of depression among acute patients with comorbidities. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in hospitalized patients admitted to Internal Medicine Units and the correlation between these symptoms and comorbidities and disability indexes. Materials and methods: All consecutive patients admitted to 26 Internal Medicine Units of the Italian National Public Health System in Sicily, Italy, from September 2001 to March 2002 were screened. Within 24 hours of admission, patients were administered the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-Mental State Examination, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and Charlson’s Comorbidity Index. Results: 1,947 subjects were included in the analyses. Of the patients, 509 (26.1%) showed depressive symptoms (indicated by GDS score > 15). Depression was significantly associated (univariate analyses) with hypertension (OR 1.45; CI 95% 1.18-1.79), diabetes (OR 1.48, CI 95% 1.17-1.87), cerebrovascular disease (OR 1.50, CI 95% 1.08-2.07), cirrhosis (OR 1.49, CI 95% 1.01- 2.19), ADL score (OR 0.72: CI 95% 0.63-0.82), and IADL score (OR 0.83; CI 95% 0.78-0.87), but not with Charlson’s Comorbidity Index (OR 1.04; CI 95% 0.98-1.10). Multivariate analysis showed that independent predictive factors for depression were age (OR 1.02, CI 95% 1.01-1.02), female gender (OR 2.29, CI 95% 1.83 - 2.87), and IADL score (OR 0.86, CI 95% 0.81 - 0.93). Conclusions: The data suggest that depressive symptoms are not linked to worse clinical conditions but are associated with the loss of autonomy in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.

Association between Fitness and Performance of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Women

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S510
Author(s):  
Maressa P. Krause ◽  
Sergio G. daSilva ◽  
Wagner de Campos ◽  
Alan C. Utter
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Instrumental Activities ◽  
And Performance

Pramipexole for the treatment of depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Barone ◽  
Werner Poewe ◽  
Stefan Albrecht ◽  
Catherine Debieuvre ◽  
Dan Massey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo

scholarly journals Instrumental Activities of Daily Living as a Potential Marker of Frailty: A Study of 7364 Community-Dwelling Elderly Women (the EPIDOS Study)

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. M448-M453 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Nourhashemi ◽  
S. Andrieu ◽  
S. Gillette-Guyonnet ◽  
B. Vellas ◽  
J. L. Albarede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Instrumental Activities ◽  
Potential Marker

scholarly journals Performance on cognitive tests, instrumental activities of daily living and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Martins Borges Lima ◽  
Heloisa Veiga Dias Alves ◽  
Daniel Correa Mograbi ◽  
Flávia Furtado Pereira ◽  
Jesus Landeira Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cognitive Tests ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Instrumental Activities

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the performance on basic cognitive tasks, instrumental activities of daily living, and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) who participated in multiple physical, social, and cognitive activities at government-run community centers. Methods: A total of 264 educated older adults (> 60 years of age of both genders) were evaluated by the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB), Lawton's and Pfeffer's activities of daily living indexes, and the Geriatric Depressive Scale (GDS) . Results: The mean age of the sample was 75.7 years. The participants had a mean of 9.3 years of formal education. With the exception of the Clock Drawing Test (CDT), mean scores on the cognitive tests were consistent with the values in the literature. Only 6.4% of the sample had some kind of dependence for activities of daily living. The results of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) indicated mild symptoms of depression in 16.8% of the sample. Conclusion: This study provided important demographic, cognitive, and functional characteristics of a specific community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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