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ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2021

Trajectories of decline on instrumental activities of daily living prior to dementia in persons with mild cognitive impairment.

Simon Cloutier, Howard Chertkow, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Isabelle Gélinas, Serge Gauthier, Sylvie Belleville

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Article in International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Simon CloutierInstitut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8043-9758
Howard ChertkowLady Davis Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Jeanne KergoatInstitut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Isabelle GélinasDavis House, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Serge GauthierAlzheimer Disease Research Unit, McGill Center for Studies in Aging, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4272-3330
Sylvie BellevilleInstitut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Funding

CIHR 201103MOP-246957-BCA-CFCL-298629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe main objective was to determine the trajectory of instrumental activities of daily living (iADL) decline in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who progressed towards dementia relative to persons with MCI who remained stable. METHODS/

designAt study entry, 121 participants met criteria for MCI. Based on the follow-up, 47 participants later converted to dementia and were identified as progressors. Sixteen participants, identified as decliners, presented a significant cognitive decline but did not reach the criteria for dementia within the study timeframe. Stable MCI remained cognitively stable during the 5-year follow-up; n = 58. Participants completed a yearly assessment using clinical tests/questionnaires, neuropsychological measures, and functional autonomy assessment until they met criteria for dementia. The average number of months for the follow-up was 34.

resultsMany years of stable performance followed by an accelerated decline just prior to diagnosis, was observed for complex activities for progressors. No change was found for stable MCI and a gradual linear decline characterized decliners. The housekeeping-related activities component showed a linear decline in progressors and did not change in stable and decliner MCI. We found a predictive model that includes significant predictors of dementia conversion with a high diagnostic accuracy the following year (area under the curve = 0.94 [95% confidence level; lower bound: 0.87, upper bound: 1]).

conclusionsIt is critical to assess iADL that reflect complex activities in the evaluation of MCI individuals as their impairment, combined with change on cognitive markers, indicates a higher risk of dementia progression 1 or 2 years later.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaActivities of Daily LivingDisease ProgressionHumansNeuropsychological TestsSurveys and Questionnairesactivities of daily livingAlzheimer's diseasemild cognitive impairmenttrajectories

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PMID32892375
PMCPMC7821296

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