REPORT-BASED VERSUS OBSERVATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF DAILY LIVING TO SUPPORT DIAGNOSIS OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION: WHAT TO CHOOSE?

Abstract

Background: Amnestic-Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI) is seen as a transitional state between normal ageing and Alzheimer Dementia (AD). Identifying a-MCI is crucial for early management of AD. Functional decline, measured... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Patricia De Vriendt (Artevelde University College)
  2. Karen Van Weverberg (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  3. Elise Cornelis (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  4. Ellen Gorus (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Topic Areas

Practice and intervention methods , Evidence based practice

Session

PS1 » Poster Session 1 - Coffee Break - 15:20 - 16:20 (15:20 - Thursday, 16th June, Concourse)

Paper

Abstract_Research_De_Vriendt_et_al_a-ADL_and_NAT.docx