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- Title
Clinical utility of the Functional Independence Measure for assessment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Authors
Tanaka, Naofumi; Nakatsuka, Masahiro; Ishii, Hiroshi; Nakayama, Rie; Hosaka, Ryoko; Meguro, Kenichi
- Abstract
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical utility of the Functional Independence Measure ( FIM), and especially FIM- Cognition ( FIM- C) scores, in patients with Alzheimer's disease ( AD) and vascular dementia ( VaD), and to determine the influence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia ( BPSD) on FIM- C scores. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey of 37 AD and 40 VaD patients. Cognitive function was assessed with the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument. Activities of daily living were evaluated with the FIM and the Barthel Index. BPSD were assessed with the Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Frequency Weighted Severity Scale. Results For both groups, Spearman's correlations were found between FIM- Motor and Barthel Index scores and between FIM- C and Mini Mental State Examination scores. Each FIM- C subscore was correlated with Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument scores in both groups, except for the FIM- C Social interaction subscore in VaD. VaD patients showing Activity Disturbance and Aggressiveness on the Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Frequency Weighted Severity Scale had significantly lower FIM- C Memory and Social interaction subscores than those without BPSD. Conclusion The results suggest that the FIM- Motor and FIM- C scales are useful measures of physical and cognitive disabilities in patients with AD and VaD. The FIM- C profile of AD may reflect global cognitive function, while that of VaD may be more influenced by BPSD.
- Subjects
JAPAN; ALZHEIMER'S disease; CHI-squared test; HEALTH status indicators; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; ACTIVITIES of daily living; VASCULAR dementia; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DATA analysis software; FUNCTIONAL assessment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Psychogeriatrics, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 4, p199
- ISSN
1346-3500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/psyg.12012