Changes in Everyday Function in Individuals with Psychometrically Defined Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly Study
- 7 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 55 (8), 1192-1198
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01245.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine trajectories of change in everyday function for individuals with cognitive deficits suggestive of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN: Using data from the longitudinal, multisite Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly Study allowed for post hoc classification of MCI status at baseline using psychometric definitions for amnestic MCI, nonamnestic MCI, multidomain MCI, and no MCI. SETTING: Six U.S. cities. PARTICIPANTS: Two thousand eight hundred thirty‐two volunteers (mean age 74; 26% African American) living independently, recruited from senior housing, community centers, hospitals, and clinics. MEASUREMENTS: Mixed‐effect models examined changes in self‐reported activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) from the Minimum Data Set Home Care Interview in 2,358 participants over a 3‐year period. RESULTS: In models for IADL performance, IADL difficulty, and a daily functioning composite, there was a significant time by MCI classification interaction for each MCI subtype, indicating that all MCI groups showed faster rates of decline in everyday function than cognitively normal participants with no MCI. CONCLUSION: Results demonstrate the importance of MCI as a clinical entity that not only predicts progression to dementia, but also predicts functional declines in activities that are key to autonomy and quality of life. MCI classification guidelines should allow for functional changes in MCI, and clinicians should monitor for such changes. Preservation of function may serve as a meaningful outcome for intervention efforts.Keywords
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