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September 12, 2025Geriatric NursingOpen Access

Factors influencing activities of daily living in community-dwelling older adults with dementia

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JCJungwon ChoECEunhee ChoMYMinhee Yang

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Study identifies factors affecting activities of daily living in community-dwelling older adults with dementia, highlighting urgent care needs.

Key Points

  • Dependency in activities of daily living increased significantly for older adults with dementia over one year.
  • The mean activities of daily living score of 10.24 indicates dependency, notably in using the toilet and bowel control.
  • Generalized estimating equations analysis revealed that dependency worsened with vascular dementia and dementia severity.
  • These findings underscore the need for improved community-based care services to support older adults living with dementia.

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Cho et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41da8713b0b5dfea66d06https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103627
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