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Activities of daily living
Activities of daily living (ADLs),are "the things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming), work, homemaking, and leisure." [1] Health professionals routinely refer to the ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measurement of the functional status of a person. [2] This measurement is useful for assessing the elderly, the mentally ill, those with chronic diseases, and others, in order to evaluate what type of health care services an individual may need. There are many tools to use for evaluation, such as the Katz ADL scale, and the Lawton IADL scale. Most models of health care service use ADL evaluations in their practice, including the Medical(or Institutional) Models--including the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing-- and Resident-Centered models--including the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). In the US, most medical insurance policies will not cover assistance with performing ADLs, whereas such assistance is often covered by policies specific to Long-term care. Basic ADLsThe basic activities of daily living consist of these self-care tasks:[3] The ability to
Instrumental ADLInstrumental Activities of Daily Living are not necessary for fundamental functioning, but enable the individual to live independently within a community. They are: light housework, preparing meals, taking medications, shopping for groceries or clothes, using the telephone, and managing money)[4] Occupational therapists also look at IADLs when completing assessments. They include 11 areas of IADLs that are generally optional in nature, and can be delegated to others. These areas are:[5]
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Categories: Physical therapy | Occupational therapy | Rehabilitation medicine | Therapy |
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