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Several instruments are used for the assessment of the disability, and the scale AGGIR (Autonomie Gerontologie Groupes Iso-Ressources) is the one most commonly
used in France. This scale covers so-called instrumental dimensions, that
correspond to relatively complex activities with the dominating cognitive
component (cooking, medication use, finances, etc.) as well as dimensions with
the dominating physical component (so-called fundamental dimensions that are
related to such activities as walking, dressing, toileting, etc.). However, at
present, only the fundamental activities are taken into account while assessing
the dependency of the elderly within the scale AGGIR. The aim of our study was to
identify the relative importance of these two dimensions (fundamental and
instrumental) in the definition and identification of difficulties that older
people encounter in their everyday life. A principal components analysis was
carried out using 525 AGGIR scales of non-institutionalized elders living at
their homes. The results indicate that the inclusion of instrumental activities
may improve the assessment of dependency of the elderly and thus facilitate the
implementation of appropriate responses to the needs of disabled people.
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