Association between mild vascular cognitive impairment and impaired activities of daily living in older stroke survivors without dementia

S Stephens, R A Kenny, E Rowan, R N Kalaria, M Bradbury, R Pearce, K Wesnes, C G Ballard

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between mild vascular cognitive impairment (mVCI) and functional disability in older stroke survivors without dementia. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Stroke patients from representative hospital-based stroke registers. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred thirty-nine stroke survivors without dementia, aged 75 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Neuropsychological assessments were completed 3 months poststroke. Activities of daily living (ADLs) were evaluated using the Bristol scale. Operationalized criteria, including cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), were applied for mVCI. RESULTS: Significant impairments of ADLs were evident in mVCI (CIND vs no CIND; basic care: z=3.2; P=.001, intermediate care: z=3.6; P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103 - 107
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2005

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