The Alzheimer functional status instrument: An instrument to assess rehabilitation strategies for Alzheimer patients
| Autor: | Kathryn Eilene Lasch, Jennifer Lee, Julia Burnham |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Rehabilitation medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Disease medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Mood Physical medicine and rehabilitation Rating scale medicine Dementia 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Geriatrics and Gerontology Alzheimer's disease Psychology Kinesiotherapy Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 10:17-25 |
| ISSN: | 1082-5207 |
| Popis: | The Alzheimer Functional St atus Inventory (AFSI) was developed to assess a kinesiotherapy program for 22 randomized pairs ofpatients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT) residing in the Dementia Study Unit of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Medical Center; Bedford, Massachusetts. The AFSI was developed by an interdisciplinary team to overcome some of the limitations of standard geriatric instruments to detect changes in functional status in SDAT patients following a rehabilitation program. The AFSI, which is performance-based, includes items adapted from Granger's PULSES Profile and activity disturbances itemsfrom the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD), items on mood andbehaviorduring assessment, as well as, one on communication status. The AFSI thus includes items which evaluate physical, psychosocial, and cognitive dimensions offunctional status. These dimensions are: • Sensory function; • Range of motion skills including lower limb and upper limbfunction; • Mood state; • Behavioral status; and • Time to complete tasks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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