Examples in this pattern of vulnerabilities revealed how cognitive impairment, dexterity issues, and caregiver illnesses impacted clients and caregivers abilities to safely manage medication regimens in their home.
Clients and caregivers alike revealed multiple sources of vulnerabilities such as cognitive impairment, dexterity issues, caregiver and other family member illnesses, and risky practices in the storage of medications that unintentionally or unknowingly impacted their ability to safely manage medication regimens.
Results showed, as expected, a higher prevalence of visual, hearing, dexterity, cognitive and product interaction difficulties in the 65 80 age group.
There are many factors which may impact effective treatment use in the elderly COPD population including arthritis, weakness, poor manual dexterity, cognitive impairments, and visual limitations.
Increased physical activity was also associated with a relative increase in emotional wellbeing and relatively fewer cognitive problems and dexterity limitations in some of the chronic condition subsamples.
The following variables were collected at baseline: coping capacity; level of education; MS disability; disease course; time since diagnosis; use of immunomodulatory treatment; mood; cognitive function; manual dexterity; walking ability; capacity in personal and instrumental ADL and frequency of social/lifestyle activities.
70, 167 Before initiating insulin therapy, comprehensive evaluation of psychosocial barriers, functional status (ie, visual acuity and manual dexterity), cognitive status, and financial ability to afford insulin and insulin-delivery supplies should be made to ensure safety, compliance, and effectiveness of insulin use.
Whereas other proficiency components (ie, cognitive knowledge and manual dexterity) can be tested, workflow understanding is difficult to define and assess due to its contextual and institution-specific nature.
Predictor variables included self-report and performance measures across a variety of capabilities (vision, hearing, dexterity and cognitive function), component activities used in product interactions (e.g. using a remote control, touch screen) and psychological characteristics (e.g. self-efficacy, confidence with using electronic devices).
