Impairment in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and the Geriatric Syndrome of Self-Neglect

Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional home evaluation of 100 community-living older adults referred by Adult Protective Services for geriatric s...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2008-06, Vol.48 (3), p.388-393
Main Authors: Naik, Aanand D., Burnett, Jason, Pickens-Pace, Sabrina, Dyer, Carmel B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult abuse & neglect
Adventitious Impairments
Aged
Aging (Individuals)
Behavior
Correlation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Daily Living Skills
Elder Abuse
Elder mistreatment
Elderly
Female
Functional assessment
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Geriatric self-neglect
Geriatric syndrome
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Humans
Male
Matched Groups
Models, Psychological
Morbidity
Mortality
Mortality Rates
Nursing Homes
Older Adults
Older people
Performance Tests
Physical examinations
Physical Fitness
Physical Performance Test
Psychomotor Performance
Risk Assessment
Risk factors
Self Care
Self Destructive Behavior
Social services
Social Support
Statistical Analysis
Studies
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Syndrome
Urinary incontinence
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Summary:Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional home evaluation of 100 community-living older adults referred by Adult Protective Services for geriatric self-neglect and 100 matched adults from a community geriatrics clinic. We made our assessments by using two manual muscle tests, a timed-gait test, a modified Physical Performance Test (mPPT), and the Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS). Results: Participants in the self-neglect group had impaired mPPT (p
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/48.3.388