Ratings of activities of daily living in nursing home residents: comparison of self- and proxy ratings with actual performance and the impact of cognitive status

Kateřina Macháčová (), Hana Vaňková, Iva Holmerová, Inna Cabelkova () and Ladislav Volicer
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Kateřina Macháčová: Charles University
Hana Vaňková: Charles University
Iva Holmerová: Charles University
Ladislav Volicer: University of South Florida

European Journal of Ageing, 2018, vol. 15, issue 4, No 3, 349-358

Abstract: Abstract This study was conducted to examine differences between self- and proxy ratings of activities in daily living (ADL) in nursing home residents and to compare them with actual performance. An impact of cognitive status on these ratings was also determined. Data were obtained from 164 dyads of nursing home residents (self-ratings) and their professional care providers (proxy ratings). Statistical procedures included t tests, intraclass correlations, Pearson’s correlations, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and ROC curves. Paired t test provided evidence that residents in general overestimated their abilities for all ADLs (p

Keywords: Nursing home residents; ADL; Self-reports; Proxy reports; Agreement; Differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10433-018-0456-5

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