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Challenges associated with physical assessments for people living with dementia: Modifying standard assessment protocols.

Gaynor ParfittDannielle PostAlison PeningtonKade DavisonMegan Corlis
Published in: SAGE open medicine (2020)
This article describes the methodology of the modified assessments, presents the test-retest statistics, and reports how modification of the current protocols for common measures of physical function enabled more older adults living with dementia in a residential aged care facility to participate in assessments, with high reliability demonstrated for the measures.
Keyphrases
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • physical activity
  • cognitive impairment
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • palliative care
  • air pollution
  • emergency department
  • electronic health record