Sherry L. Willis
Everyday Cognitive Competence in Elderly Persons: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Findings
Pennsylvania State University
article focuses everyday cognitive competence critical aspect functional health everyday cognitive competence defined ability perform adequately cognitively complex tasks considered essential living ones society major challenge involved assessment judgment competence define critical domains functional abilities associated living independently prior research instrumental activities daily living ladls may particularly useful findings research measure assessing everyday cognitive competence within iadl domains presented elderly persons performance measure everyday cognition relate behavioral observations subjects performing similar activities home self spousal iadl ratings sevenyear longitudinal data indicate relatively modest decline performance cognitively complex everyday tasks 60s steeper patterns normative decline found late 70s 80s