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Mental Status of Elderly Hospital Patients Related to Occupational Therapist’s Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
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1973
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Quality Of LifePsychiatric EvaluationMental HealthGeriatric MedicineOccupational TherapistHealth SciencesDaily LivingPsychiatryGeriatricsElderly CareMental StateRehabilitationMental Status QuestionnaireSimple Mental AssessmentsOccupational TherapyActive AgeingGeriatric AssessmentMedicinePsychopathologyMental Status
The mental state of 100 female geriatric inpatients (whose physical handicaps did not interfere with the examinations) was related to tests of activities of daily living (ADL) given by the occupational therapist. Of the simple mental assessments used, the mental status questionnaire correlated best with the ADL test results, and could stand on its own as a good predictor of current ability in simple self-care.