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Beyon H Miloyan1, Jill Razani1, Andrea Larco1
1a Department of Psychology , California State University , Northridge , California.
Abstract:
More research is needed to examine the relationship between specific neuropsychological functions and observation-based daily activity tests in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Fifty-six patients with AD were administered tests of attention and processing speed and an observation-based activities-of-daily-living (ADL) task. Complex short-term attention capacity best predicted real-world task performance, accounting for several domains of ADL functioning. These results suggest that complex attention requiring working-memory systems, but not simple attention or processing speed, account for moderate portions of variability in daily task performance. These results may aid in understanding the attentional processes required for performing daily activities and can be useful to health care professionals in treatment planning.
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