A longitudinal study of physical function in patients with early-onset dementia
(2012) In Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 2(1). p.622-631- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore changes in mobility in terms of ambulation and transfer over 1 year in patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), and to compare mobility in EOAD with patients with other types of early-onset dementia (EOOD). METHOD: Forty-two patients with EOAD and 30 patients with EOOD were included. All patients were home-dwelling and had mild or moderate
degree of dementia. Mobility was assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), a modified version of the Clinical Outcome Variables Scale, timed stair walking, and timed rise from the floor. RESULTS: The EOAD group performed significantly better than the EOOD group on all mobility tests. After 1 year, 25 persons with EOAD were tested... (More) - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore changes in mobility in terms of ambulation and transfer over 1 year in patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), and to compare mobility in EOAD with patients with other types of early-onset dementia (EOOD). METHOD: Forty-two patients with EOAD and 30 patients with EOOD were included. All patients were home-dwelling and had mild or moderate
degree of dementia. Mobility was assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), a modified version of the Clinical Outcome Variables Scale, timed stair walking, and timed rise from the floor. RESULTS: The EOAD group performed significantly better than the EOOD group on all mobility tests. After 1 year, 25 persons with EOAD were tested again. The performance on TUG (p = 0.028) and stair walking (p =
0.02) had deteriorated at the 1-year follow-up in the EOAD group. CONCLUSION: Patients with EOAD performed better on mobility tasks than patients with EOOD, but their performance deteriorated at 1-year follow-up. (Less)
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- Gro, Tangen ; Londos, Elisabet LU ; Olsson, Johan LU and Minthon, Lennart LU
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- 2012
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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- 2
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- 1
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- 622 - 631
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- Karger
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- pmid:23341827
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- 1664-5464
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- 10.1159/000345782
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- English
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- e9430c46-46be-4f9a-a53d-1f64be26f5b6 (old id 3457872)
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