Confirmatory factor analysis of the general activities of daily living scale: further evidences of internal validity

The assessment of older adults with neurocognitive disorders involves the investigation of functional impairment. Usually, this is conducted by examining activities of daily living (ADL), everyday activities that should be performed without great difficulties by the patients. The most common method...

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Autores: Jonas Jardim de Paula, Maicon Rodrigues Albuquerque, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Marco Aurelio Romano Silva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/56690
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2256
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56690
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-2346
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-8480
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-9377
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6558-4639
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neurocognitive disorders
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
Análise fatorial
Disturbios cognitivos
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Sumario:The assessment of older adults with neurocognitive disorders involves the investigation of functional impairment. Usually, this is conducted by examining activities of daily living (ADL), everyday activities that should be performed without great difficulties by the patients. The most common method for measuring ADL is the use of scales and questionnaires, since they are mainly brief, low cost, and accurate.