FUNCTIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT
A Novel Method for Direct Assessment of Everyday Competence Among Older Adults
Czaja et al. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2017)
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
A Novel Method for Direct Assessment of Everyday Competence Among Older Adults
SUMMARY
This paper reports on a novel technology-based assessment battery of everyday competence that includes ecologically valid simulations of daily activities important to independence.
The results show that it is feasible to use a technology-based assessment battery of everyday tasks with both non-cognitively impaired older adults and older adults with MCI. The use of this type of battery can overcome many of the logistic constraints associated with current functional assessment protocols.
