October 1, 2007Open Access
Executive Function, More Than Global Cognition, Predicts Functional Decline and Mortality in Elderly Women
Structured PICO
Does executive function impairment predict functional decline and mortality in elderly women?
P
Population
Elderly women
I
Intervention
Executive function impairment (exposure)
C
Comparator
Women with no impairment
O
Outcome
ADL and IADL function and mortalityhard clinical
Screening for executive function impairment in elderly women can help identify those at higher risk for functional decline and decreased survival.
Abstract
Compared to women with no impairment, women with executive function impairment had significantly worse ADL and IADL function cross-sectionally and over 6 years. Individuals with executive dysfunction also had increased risk of mortality. These results suggest that screening of executive function can help to identify women who are at risk for functional decline and decreased survival.
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Authors
J
J. Kristie Johnson
University of Maryland, Baltimore
L
L.-Y. Lui
California Pacific Medical Center
Kristine Yaffe
Université Paris-Sud
Journals
The Journals of Gerontology Series A
Actions
Institutions
University Memory and Aging Center
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