INTRODUCTION: Impaired cognition and instrumental activities of daily living (iADL) are key diagnostic features of dementia; however, few studies have compared trajectories of cognition and iADL. METHODS: Participants from the IDEAL study comprised 1537, 1183, and 851 people with dementia, and 1277, 977, and 749 caregivers at baseline, 12 and 24 months, respectively. Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III and Functional Activities Questionnaire were used to measure cognition and iADL, respectively. Scores were converted to deciles. RESULTS: Self-rated iADL declined on average by -0.08 (-0.25, 0.08) decile points per timepoint more than cognition. Informant-rated iADL declined on average by -0.31 (-0.43, -0.18) decile points per timepoint more than cognition. DISCUSSION: Cognition and self-rated iADL declined at a similar rate. Informant-rated iADL declined at a significantly greater rate than cognition. Therefore, either cognition and perceived iADL decline at different rates or informants overestimate increasing iADL difficulties compared to both cognition and self-ratings. Highlights: Self-ratings of the degree of functional difficulties were consistent with cognition Decline in self-rated everyday activities was consistent with cognitive decline Informant-ratings of everyday activities declined more than cognition.
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Martyr, A., Ravi, M., Gamble, L. D., Morris, R. G., Rusted, J. M., Pentecost, C., … Clare, L. (2024). Trajectories of cognitive and perceived functional decline in people with dementia: Findings from the IDEAL programme. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 20(1), 410–420. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13448
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