Independent Older Adult's IADL and Executive Function According to Cognitive Performance.
Participation in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) is essential in occupational therapy aiming to improve the life situation of elderly. Effective executive function (EF) is important to successful functioning in IADL. The purpose of this study was to examine EF and IADL performance differences according to cognitive levels as measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), age, and gender. In all, 80 elderly (49% female; age M = 73.4) were assessed at home, with Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA-10), IADL scale, and MoCA as a cognitive screening tool for dividing into normal cognitive (NC) level and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The comparison between the MoCA groups on the WCPA-10 and IADL shows significant differences between the groups; gender and age differed only in IADL. IADL and WCPA-10 performance among independent elderly relates to their cognitive level. We suggest that intervention that will focus on EF may assist in improving performance and maintaining participation in occupation.
['Lahav|Orit|O|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5679-5661', 'Katz|Noomi|N|']
D000203:Activities of Daily Living D000367:Age Factors D000368:Aged D000369:Aged, 80 and over D003071:Cognition D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D056344:Executive Function D005260:Female D015577:Geriatric Assessment D006801:Humans D008297:Male D000073216:Mental Status and Dementia Tests D012737:Sex Factors
older adults executive function cognition instrumental activities of daily living community participation