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Occupational performance issues in older adults with subjective cognitive decline.

Shlomit RotenbergCalvin LeungHenry QuachNicole D AndersonDeirdre R Dawson
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2021)
Older adults with SCD, although independent, identified a variety of daily activities that they are not performing satisfactorily, remarkably similar in nature to the occupational performance issues described by older adults with MCI.Implications for RehabilitationOlder adults with SCD identified difficulties in performing social and leisure activities, maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviours, and managing multiple daily tasks.The daily challenges described by older adults with SCD are similar in nature to those identified by those with MCI.Older adults with SCD and MCI describe their daily challenges are related not only to memory problems, but also to executive dysfunction.Interventions for older adults with SCD should aim to improve self-identified problems in everyday functioning.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • cognitive decline
  • mental health
  • working memory
  • sleep quality
  • community dwelling
  • middle aged
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cardiovascular disease