Cognitive status and ambulation in geriatric rehabilitation: walking without thinking?
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
To assess the relation between cognitive and ambulatory abilities in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients. Survey study of geriatric cohorts. Inpatient university hospital rehabilitation unit. One hundred fifty urban geriatric rehabilitation patients with orthopedic, neurologic, or medical diagnoses. Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination. Both cognitive measures predicted admission and discharge total FIM scores, continence status, and activities of daily living (ADL) scores. Neither measure could predict admission or discharge FIM ambulation scores better than demographic variables. While cognitive status affects the overall rehabilitation course and ultimate functional status of the geriatric patient, it does not predict walking or stair climbing ability.
Medical subject headings
- Cognition Disorders
- Walking