Table 2.
Categories differentiating levels of dentally-related function as measured by the Dental Activities Test (DAT)
| DRF level (Score) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (9) |
Needs supervision (6–8) |
Needs assistance (3–5) |
Full care (0–2) |
Total | P value | |
| MDS-COGS* (Mean, SD) |
0.87 (1.41) | 2.12 (2.29) | 5.47 (2.76) | 8.00 (2.59) | 3.60 (3.40) |
<.001 |
| SLUMS (Mean, SD) |
18.80 (5.92) | 10.22 (5.79) | 1.53 (1.02) | 0.60 (1.18) | 8.21 (7.81) |
<.001 |
| IADL (Mean, SD) |
6.40 (3.54) | 5.39 (2.90) | 4.37 (2.41) | 1.93 (1.39) | 4.77 (3.04) |
<.001 |
| MDS-ADL* (Mean, SD) |
7.60 (9.05) | 8.07 (7.32) | 15.21 (10.05) | 19.93 (8.57) | 11.48 (9.58) |
<.001 |
*
Lower scores are favorable
§
MDS-ADL – Minimum Data Set Activities of Daily Living; IADL – Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, MDS-COGS – Minimum Data Set Cognition Scale. Score 0–1 represents cognitively intact – mild cognitive impairment; 2–4 represents mild-moderate impairment; 5–8 represents moderate-severe impairment and 9–10 represents severe-very severe impairment; SLUMS – St Louis University Mental Status Exam. Score 1–19 dementia; 20–24 mild cognitive impairment; 25–30 normal.