Implications of refrigerator management on subjective memory complaints among Japanese community-dwelling older adults.
early support
instrumental activities of daily living
older adults
subjective memory complaints
Journal
Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
ISSN: 1479-8301
Titre abrégé: Psychogeriatrics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101230058
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Jan 2023
Historique:
revised:
29
05
2022
received:
07
02
2022
accepted:
23
08
2022
pubmed:
10
10
2022
medline:
5
1
2023
entrez:
9
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Older adults with subjective memory complaints (SMC) may experience very minor difficulties in daily activities. Although caregivers and occupational therapists who support community-dwelling older adults are aware of the existence of characteristic behaviours related to refrigerator management, no specific studies have been conducted. This study aimed to examine the implications of refrigerator management for older adults with SMC. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 3000 randomly selected members of Consumer's Co-operative Kagoshima. Of the returned responses, a total of 282 older adults were analyzed. Analyzed subjects were divided into two groups: SMC (+) group (n = 74) and SMC (-) group (n = 192). A questionnaire was created by four occupational therapists and used to assess the characteristics of analyzed subjects and their abilities to manage the refrigerator. The observation list for early signs of dementia was also utilised. A multiple logistic analysis was performed to examine the association between SMC and refrigerator management. The SMC (+) group had a significantly higher number of refrigerator management errors than the SMC (-) group (P = 0.008). The SMC (+) group had more errors than the SMC (-) group in the following four items regarding refrigerator management; the refrigerator has a lot of the same foods / expired food, the person does not know what's in the refrigerator, the person cannot find what he/she needs in the refrigerator. Moreover, SMC was associated with the item 'the person does not know what is in the refrigerator' (odds ratio 7.44, 95% CI 1.51-43.8, P = 0.02). Our results showed that older adults with SMC had several problems regarding refrigerator management. Evaluating refrigerator management among older adults with SMC may help consider multifaceted support.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3-10Subventions
Organisme : CO-OP Insurance Support Project for Health Promotion
Organisme : JSPS KAKENHI
ID : 20K19451
Informations de copyright
© 2022 Japanese Psychogeriatric Society.
Références
Blazer DG, Hays JC, Fillenbaum GG, Gold DT. Memory complaints as a predictor of cognitive decline: a comparison of African American and white elders. J Aging Health 1997; 9: 171-184.
Abdulrab K, Heun R. Subjective memory impairment. A review of its definitions indicates the need for a comprehensive set of standardized and validated criteria. Eur Psychiatry 2008; 23: 321-330.
Mitchell AJ, Beaumont H, Ferguson D, Yadegarfar M, Stubbs B. Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older people with subjective memory complaints: meta-analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2014; 130: 439-451.
Tsutsumimoto K, Makizako H, Doi T et al. Subjective memory complaints are associated with incident dementia in cognitively intact older people, but not in those with cognitive impairment: a 24-month prospective cohort study. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2017; 25: 607-616.
Jonker C, Geerlings M, Schmand B. Are memory complaints predictive for dementia? A review of clinical and population-based studies. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2000; 15: 983-991.
Rotenberg S, Shelley M, Adina M. Beyond memory problems: multiple obstacles to health and quality of life in older people seeking help for subjective memory complaints. Disabil Rehabil 2019; 41: 9-25.
Reid M, MacLullich J. Subjective memory complaints and cognitive impairment in older people. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2006; 22: 471-485.
Amariglio E, Becker A, Carmasin J et al. Subjective cognitive complaints and amyloid burden in cognitively normal older individuals. Neuropsychologia 2012; 50: 2880-2886.
Mendonça D, Alves L, Bugalho P. From subjective cognitive complaints to dementia: who is at risk: a systematic review. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2016; 31: 105-114.
Abdulrahman H, Richard E, Gool W, Moll van Charante EP, van Dalen JW. Sex differences in the relation between subjective memory complaints, impairments in instrumental activities of daily living, and risk of dementia. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 85: 283-294. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-215191.
Ikeda Y, Ogawa N, Yoshiura K et al. Instrumental activities of daily living: the processes of involved in and performance of these activities by Japanese community-dwelling older adults with subjective memory complaints. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16: 2617.
Roehr S, Riedel-Heller S, Kaduszkiewicz H et al. Is function in instrumental activities of daily living a useful feature in predicting Alzheimer's disease dementia in subjective cognitive decline? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019; 34: 193-203.
Calatayud E, Rodríguez-Roca B, Aresté J, Marcén-Román Y, Salavera C, Gómez-Soria I. Functional differences found in the elderly living in the community. Sustainability 2021; 13: 5945. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115945.
Ikeda Y, Maruta M, Shimokihara S, Nakamura A, Han G, Tabira T. Difficulties in the use of everyday technology among older adults with subjective memory complaint and cognitive decline. Gerontology 2022; 68: 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1159/000518390.
Suh J, Park Y, Park H et al. Misplacement of something inside the refrigerator is not a sign of dementia, but a probable symptom of attention deficit due to depression. Sci Rep 2021; 11: 4978. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84676.
Boumendjel N, Herrmann F, Girod V, Sieber C, Rapin CH. Refrigerator content and hospital admission in old people. Lancet 2000; 356: 563.
Terpstra J, Steenbekkers A, Maertelaere D et al. Food storage and disposal: consumer practices and knowledge. Br Food J 2005; 107: 526-533.
Johnson E, Donkin M, Morgan K et al. Food safety knowledge and practice among elderly people living at home. J Epidemiol Community Health 1998; 52: 745-748.
Hudson K, Hartwell J. Food safety awareness of older people at home: a pilot study. J R Soc Health 2002; 122: 165-169.
Consumer's Co-operative Kagoshima. Kagoshima (Japan); [cited 2021 Dec 8]. Available from: https://www.kagoshima.coop/
Schmidt I, Wahl HW. Predictors of performance in everyday technology tasks in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. Gerontologist 2019; 59: 90-100.
Sagara J, Miake N, Tagasira A et al. Research on design method for household appliances and considering sustainable use for persons who have cognitive disorder. Geijyutukougaku 2013; 13.
Shimosaka M, Kinoshita A. Basic and instrumental activities of daily living in patients with dementia. Annu Rep School Health Sci Fac Med, Kyoto Univ 2018; 13: 1-3.
Hopman-Rock M, Tak E, Staats P. Development and validation of the observation list for early sings of dementia (OLD). Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2001; 16: 401-414.
R: Kagoshima (Japan); The R project for Statistical Computing; [cited 2021 Aug 8] Available from.: http://www.r-project.org/. Accessed 8 Aug 2021
Evans W, Redmond C. Analysis of older adults' domestic kitchen storage practices in the United Kingdom: identification of risk factors associated with listeriosis. J Food Saf 2015; 78: 738-745.
Cates C, Kosa M, Karns S et al. Food safety knowledge and practices among older adults: identifying causes and solutions for risky behaviours. J Nutr Elder 2009; 28: 112-126.
Husted M, Beck M, Ulrikkeholm K. A cluster randomized feasibility pilot trial evaluating involving community-dwelling older adults in activities in relation to meals in a rehabilitation program; recruitment, data collection and protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2018; 4: 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0323-3.
Snitz E, Weissfeld A, Cohen D et al. Subjective cognitive complaints, personality and brain amyloid-beta in cognitively normal older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015; 23: 985-993.