Activities of Daily Living Performance in Persons With Dementia: Comparing Care Partners' and Clinicians' Appraisal and Associated Factors.

Introduction: Persons living with dementia require assistance in making day-to-day and health care decisions. Health care professionals select treatments based on the care partner (CP) report of the person's function; however, the accuracy of CPs' appraisal has received limited exploration.

Methods: Retrospective analyses of observational, programmatic data were performed across 161 dyads (CPs and persons with dementia) participating in an evidence-based, community-level dementia intervention program.

Self-Perception of Physical Function Contributes to Participation in Cognitively- and Physically-Demanding Activities After Stroke.

Persons with and without aphasia experience decreased participation in meaningful activities post-stroke that result in reduced autonomy and poorer quality of life. Physical, cognitive, and/or communication deficits are prevalent post-stroke and many activities given up are purported to require high levels of communicative, cognitive, or physical skill. However, the relationship between deficits after stroke and participation in life activities that appear to require high skill levels in these three areas has not been investigated fully.