малопродуктивен (in context)

English translation: low performance

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Russian term or phrase:малопродуктивен
English translation:low performance
Entered by: Sofia Gutkin

12:24 Dec 29, 2016
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Alzheimer\'s dementia
Russian term or phrase: малопродуктивен (in context)
A description of a patient with Alzheimer's dementia in a clinical study. The investigator is describing the patient's difficulties with cognitive tasks, and his behavioural issues.

Full sentence: Дезориентирован в месте и времени, в собственной личности ориентирован. Интеллектуально снижен, малопродуктивен, испытывает трудности в выражении мыслей, заметно снижен словарный запас, сложность в подборе слов и назывании предметов.

It seems unclear to me whether "малопродуктивен" refers to physical activities, i.e. the patient just sits a lot, or mental activities... Is there a single term in English that can be used here?

TIA!
Sofia Gutkin
Australia
Local time: 03:18
low performance
Explanation:
Здесь это достаточно широкий термин, имеется ввиду в основном низкая продуктивность в отношении когнитивного функционирования, которое имеет большой ряд составляющих.

[has/demonstrates] low performance

Не могу утверждать по поводу этого термина абсолютно, но он, по крайней мере, первым (и единственным) вспомнился в этом контексте.

https://www.google.com.ua/search?client=opera&q=low performa...

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Evgeni Kushch
Ukraine
Local time: 20:18
Grading comment
Thank you, I chose this one as it was a bit more vague and I didn't want to mistranslate the term.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1low performance
Evgeni Kushch
4apraxia
Marcombes (X)
3nonproductive/unproductive behavior
Susan Welsh
3has reduced ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL)
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
low performance


Explanation:
Здесь это достаточно широкий термин, имеется ввиду в основном низкая продуктивность в отношении когнитивного функционирования, которое имеет большой ряд составляющих.

[has/demonstrates] low performance

Не могу утверждать по поводу этого термина абсолютно, но он, по крайней мере, первым (и единственным) вспомнился в этом контексте.

https://www.google.com.ua/search?client=opera&q=low performa...

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Note added at 23 mins (2016-12-29 12:47:37 GMT)
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https://www.google.com.ua/search?client=opera&q=low performa...

Evgeni Kushch
Ukraine
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, I chose this one as it was a bit more vague and I didn't want to mistranslate the term.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  boostrer: Очень, мне кажется, хорошо подходит.
36 mins
  -> Спасибо, Борис!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
малопродуктивен
nonproductive/unproductive behavior


Explanation:
There are quite a few Google Scholar hits for nonproductive behavior of various kinds: nonproductive utterances, nonproductive energy (rushing around to no particular purpose). It doesn't seem likely to me that this refers to being physically sedentary (sitting around doing nothing), since that could be said more simply. Малопродуктивность would seem to refer an activity that would normally be expected to be productive in some way, but is not in these patients.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-12-29 15:24:43 GMT)
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I meant to write: Google Scholar hits for nonproductive behavior in the context of Alzheimer's Disease.


    Reference: http://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jgn/1996-10-22-10/%7B...
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 13:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
apraxia


Explanation:
when the patients loses his ability to carry out movements and has an autonomy loss

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 19:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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has reduced ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL)


Explanation:
Progressive deterioration eventually hinders independence, with subjects being unable to perform most common activities of daily living.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer's_disease
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What are 'Activities of Daily Living - ADL'
Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do every day without needing assistance. There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence. A person's ability to perform ADLs is important for determining what type of long-term care — for example. nursing-home care or in-home care — and health coverage the person needs such as Medicare, Medicaid or long-term care insurance.


http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/adl.asp#ixzz4UHmNRWZN

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Low Plasma Cholinesterase Activities are Associated with Deficits in Spatial Orientation, Reduced Ability to Perform Basic Activities of Daily Living, and Low Body Mass Index in Patients with Progressed Alzheimer's Disease.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26890780
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Ability to perform activities of daily living is the main factor affecting quality of life in patients with dementia
... patients such as the Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC521495/


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 31
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