Term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities
This article is about the basic activities of a typical human life as defined in most medical contexts. For the activities of living model, see Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing.
Disability
Theory and models
Disability theory
Ableism / Disablism
Medical model
Social model
Education
Mainstreaming
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Special needs
Special school
Special education
Learning disability
Therapy
Physical
Occupational
Speech
Societal implications
Disability rights movement
Inclusion
Normalization
People-first language
Pejorative terms
Personal assistance
Unlicensed assistive personnel (ADLs)
Orthotics and braces
Prosthetics
Assistive technology
Assisted living
Mobility aid
Physical accessibility
Universal design
Web accessibility
Socioeconomic assistance
Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income
Ticket to Work
Disability Living Allowance
Disabled students allowance
Disabled Persons Railcard
Freedom Pass
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Groups
Organizations
National Telecommuting Institute
Society for Disability Studies
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
Visitability
Disabled sports
Special Olympics
Paralympic Games
Deaflympics
Invictus Games
Culture
Disability in the arts
Disability art
Disability in the media
Disability portal
Disability
Lists
v
t
e
Activities of daily living (ADLs or ADL) is a term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities. The concept of ADLs was originally proposed in the 1950s by Sidney Katz and his team at the Benjamin Rose Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio and has been added to and refined by a variety of researchers since that time.[1] Health professionals often use a person's ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measurement of their functional status, particularly in regard to people post injury, with disabilities and the elderly.[2] Younger children often require help from adults to perform ADLs, as they have not yet developed the skills necessary to perform them independently.
Common ADLs include feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, cleaning oneself after defecating and leisure.[3] A number of national surveys collect data on the ADL status of the U.S. population.[4] While basic definitions of ADLs have been suggested, what specifically constitutes a particular ADL for each individual may vary. Adaptive equipment and devices may be used to enhance and increase independence in performing ADLs.
Contents
1Basic
2Instrumental
3Role of therapy
4Assistance
5Evaluation
5.1Research
6See also
7References
Basic
Basic ADLs consist of self-care tasks that include, but are not limited to:[5]
Bathing and showering
Personal hygiene and grooming (including brushing/combing/styling hair)
Dressing
Toilet hygiene (getting to the toilet, cleaning oneself, and getting back up)
Functional mobility, often referred to as "transferring", as measured by the ability to walk, get in and out of bed, and get into and out of a chair; the broader definition (moving from one place to another while performing activities) is useful for people with different physical abilities who are still able to get around independently.
Self-feeding (not including cooking or chewing and swallowing)
One way to think about basic ADLs is that they are the things many people do when they get up in the morning and get ready to go out of the house: get out of bed, go to the toilet, bathe, dress, groom, and eat.
There is a hierarchy to the ADLs:" ... the early loss function is hygiene, the mid-loss functions are toilet use and locomotion, and the late loss function is eating. When there is only one remaining area in which the person is independent, there is a 62.9% chance that it is eating and only a 3.5% chance that it is hygiene." [6]
Although not in wide general use, a mnemonic that some find useful is DEATH: dressing/bathing, eating, ambulating (walking), toileting, hygiene.[7]
Instrumental
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are not necessary for fundamental functioning, but they let an individual live independently in a community:[8][9]
Cleaning and maintaining the house
Managing money
Moving within the community
Preparing meals
Shopping for groceries and necessities
Taking prescribed medications
Using the telephone or other form of communication
Occupational therapists often evaluate IADLs when completing patient assessments. The American Occupational Therapy Association identifies 12 types of IADLs that may be performed as a co-occupation with others:[10]
Care of others (including selecting and supervising caregivers)
Care of pets
Child rearing
Communication management
Community mobility
Financial management
Health management and maintenance
Home establishment and maintenance
Meal preparation and cleanup
Religious observances
Safety procedures and emergency responses
Shopping
Role of therapy
See also: Occupational therapy
Occupational therapists teach and rebuild the skills required to maintain, regain or increase a person's independence in all Activities of Daily Living that have declined because of health conditions (physical or mental), injury or age-related debility.[citation needed][11]
Physical therapists use exercises to assist patients in maintaining and gaining independence in ADLs. The exercise program is based on what components patients are lacking such as walking speed, strength, balance, and coordination. Slow walking speed is associated with increased risk of falls. Exercise enhances walking speed, allowing for safer and more functional ambulation capabilities. After initiating an exercise program it is important to maintain the routine otherwise the benefits will be lost.[12] Exercise for patients who are frail is essential for preserving functional independence and avoiding the necessity for care from others or placement in a long term care facility.[13]
Assistance
Main article: Activities of daily living assistance
Assisting in activities of daily living are skills required in nursing and as well as other professions such as nursing assistants. This includes assisting in patient mobility, such as moving an activity intolerant patient within bed. For hygiene, this often involves bed baths and assisting with urinary and bowel elimination.
Evaluation
There are several evaluation tools, such as the Katz ADL scale,[14] the Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) ADL/IADL scale, the Lawton IADL scale and the Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale.
In the domain of disability, measures have been developed to capture functional recovery in performing basic activities of daily living[15][16]. Among them, some measures like the Functional Independence Measure are designed for assessment across a wide range of disabilities. Others like the Spinal Cord Independence Measure are designed to evaluate participants in a specific type of disability.
Most models of health care service use ADL evaluations in their practice, including the medical (or institutional) models, such as the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing, and the resident-centered models, such as the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Research
ADL evaluations are used increasingly in epidemiological studies as an assessment of health in later-life that does not necessarily involve specific ailments. Studies using ADL differ from those investigating specific disease outcomes, as they are sensitive to a broader spectrum of health effects, at lower-levels of impact. ADL is measured on a continuous scale, making the process of investigation fairly straightforward.
Sidney Katz initially studied 64 hip fracture patients over an 18-month period. Comprehensive data on treatments, patient progression, and outcomes were collected during this study. After analyzing the study data, the researchers discovered that the patients they viewed as being most independent could perform a set of basic activities – ranging from the most complex bathing activity, to the least complex feeding activity. From these data, Katz developed a scale to assess patients' ability to live independently.[17] This was first published in the 1963 in the Journal of the American Medical Association; the paper has since been cited over 1,000 times.[18]
Although the scale offers a standardized measure for psychological and biological function, the process of arriving at this assumption has been criticised. Specifically, Porter has argued for a phenomenological approach noting that:
Katz et al. (1963) made a claim that became the basis for the ontological assumptions of the ADL research tradition. In their suggestion that there was an "ordered regression [in skills] as part of the natural process of aging" (p. 918), there was an implicit generalization, from their sample of older persons with fractured hips, to all older persons.[19]
Porter emphasizes the possible disease-specific nature of ADLs (being derived from hip-fracture patients), the need for objective definition of ADLs, and the possible value of adding additional functional measures.[19]
A systematic review examined the effectiveness of imparting activities of daily life skills programmes for people with chronic mental illnesses:
Life skills programme compared to standard care[20]
Summary
Currently there is no good evidence to suggest ADL skills programmes are effective for people with chronic mental illnesses. More robust data are needed from studies that are adequately powered to determine whether skills training is beneficial for people with chronic mental health problems.[20]
Outcome
Findings in words
Findings in numbers
Quality of evidence
Life skills - no important change
- in household activity skills. Follow-up: mean 12 weeks
Life skills programmes may reduce the risk of not improving in day-to-day functioning for general household activity skills when compared with standard care, but, at present it is not possible to be confident about the difference between the two treatments and data supporting this finding are very limited.
RR 0.24 (0.01 to 4.72)
Very low
- in laundry skills. Follow-up: mean 12 weeks
Life skills programmes may reduce the risk of not improving in day-to-day functioning for laundry skills when compared with standard care, but, at present it is not possible to be confident about the difference between the two treatments and data supporting this finding are very limited.
RR 0.14 (0.01 to 2.38)
Very low
- in self-care skills. Follow-up: mean 12 weeks
Life skills programmes make no difference to self-care when compared with standard care, but, at present it is not possible to be confident about the difference between these two treatments. This finding is based on data of very limited quality.
RR 1 (0.28 to 3.54)
Very low
Leaving the study early
Leaving the study early Follow-up: 6 to 16 weeks
Life skills programme make no clear difference to the risk of loss to follow up compared with standard care. Data supporting this finding are very limited.
RR 1.16 (0.4 to 3.36)
Very low
Mental state
Average score. (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale - positive syndrome). Follow-up: mean 24 weeks
People receiving life skills programme scored the same as people receiving standard care. Findings are based on data of very limited quality.*
MD 0 (3.12 lower to 3.12 higher )
Very low
Quality of life
Average score (Quality of Well-Being Scale index). Follow-up: mean 24 weeks
On average, people receiving life skills programme scored 0.02 lower than people treated with standard care. There was no clear difference between the groups and this finding is based on data of very limited quality.*
MD 0.02 lower (0.07 lower to 0.03 higher)
Very low
* At present the meaning of these scores in day-to-day care is unclear.
See also
Library resources about Activities of daily living
Resources in your library
Activities of daily living assistance
Assisted living
Care of residents
Global Assessment of Functioning
Long-term care
Long term care insurance
Nursing home
Transgenerational design
References
^Noelker, Linda; Browdie, Richard (August 22, 2013). "Sidney Katz, MD: A New Paradigm for Chronic Illness and Long-Term Care". The Gerontologist. 54 (1): 13–20. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt086. PMID 23969255. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
^"Activities of Daily Living Evaluation." Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health. ed. Kristine Krapp. Gale Group, Inc., 2002. eNotes.com. 2006.Enotes Nursing Encyclopedia Accessed on: 11 Oct, 2007
^MedicineNet.com Medical Dictionary
^United States Census
^Williams, Brie (2014). "Consideration of Function & Functional Decline". Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Geriatrics, Second Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-07-179208-0.
^Morris, John M. (2013). ""Scaling functional status within the interRAI suite of assessment instruments" John". BMC Geriatrics. 13. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-13-128.
^"Activities of Daily Living". 2011-08-26. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.
^Bookman, A., Harrington, M., Pass, L., & Reisner, E. (2007). Family Caregiver Handbook. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
^Williams, Cynthia (2011). CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine, 3e > Chapter 39. Healthy Aging & Assessing Older Adults. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
^Roley SS, DeLany JV, Barrows CJ, et al. (2008). "Occupational therapy practice framework: domain & practice, 2nd edition". Am J Occup Ther. 62 (6): 625–83. doi:10.5014/ajot.62.6.625. PMID 19024744. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
^"Occupational Therapists : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^Giné-Garriga, Maria; Roqué-Fíguls, Marta; Coll-Planas, Laura; Sitjà-Rabert, Mercè; Salvà, Antoni (2014). "Physical Exercise Interventions for Improving Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function in Community-Dwelling, Frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95 (4): 753–69. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2013.11.007. PMID 24291597.
^Auais, Mohammad A.; Eilayyan, Owis; Mayo, Nancy E. (2012-11-01). "Extended Exercise Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture Improves Patients' Physical Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Physical Therapy. 92 (11): 1437–51. doi:10.2522/ptj.20110274. ISSN 0031-9023. PMID 22822235.
^Katz ADL scale
^Anderson, Kim (2007). "Functional recovery measures for spinal cord injury : an evidence-based review for clinical practice and research". Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 31 (2): 133–144. doi:10.1080/10790268.2008.11760704.
^Alexander, MS (2009). "Outcome measures in spinal cord injury : recent assessments and recommendations for future directions". Spinal Cord. 47 (8): 582–591. doi:10.1038/sc.2009.18.
^Noelker, Linda S.; Browdie, Richard (2014-02-01). "Sidney Katz, MD: A New Paradigm for Chronic Illness and Long-Term Care". The Gerontologist. 54 (1): 13–20. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt086. ISSN 0016-9013. PMID 23969255.
^Gurland, Barry J.; Maurer, Mathew S. (2012). "Life and Works of Sidney Katz, MD: A Life Marked by Fundamental Discovery". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 13 (9): 764–65. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.003.
^ abPorter, Eileen Jones (1995). "A Phenomenological Alternative to the" ADL Research Tradition"". Journal of Aging and Health. 7 (1): 24–45. doi:10.1177/089826439500700102.
^ abTungpunkom, P; Maayan, N; Soares-Weiser, K (2012). "Life skills programmes for chronic mental illnesses". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1: CD000381.pub3. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000381.pub3. PMC 4160788. PMID 22258941.
v
t
e
Activities of daily living
Used to refer to daily self-care activities
Basic
Personal hygiene
Dressing
Feeding oneself
Voluntary urinary and bowel control
Ambulation
Sleeping
Instrumental
Housework
Cleaning
Meal preparation
Managing money
Shopping
Technology use
Telephone use
Optional-Instrumental
Care (of self, children, the elderly)
Child rearing
Emergency responses
Safety procedures
Driving
Sexual activity
Related articles
Disability
Personal care assistant
Assisted living
Care of residents
v
t
e
Caregiving
Background concepts
Disability
Aging
Long-term care
Occupational therapy
Activities of daily living
Long-term care insurance
Dignity of risk
Living arrangements
Independent living
Home modifications
Assisted living
Home care
Aging in place
Elder village
Adult daycare
Hospice
Nursing home care
Residential care
Retirement community
Special considerations
Caring for people with dementia
Elderly care
End-of-life care
Caregiving by country
Nursing home care in Canada
Nursing home care in the United Kingdom
Nursing home care in the United States
Types of caregivers
Caring in intimate relationships
Direct support professional
Family caregivers
Sandwich generation
Unlicensed assistive personnel
Young carer
Support for caregivers
Carers' rights
Caregiver stress
Distress in cancer caregiving
UpToDate Contents
全文を閲覧するには購読必要です。 To read the full text you will need to subscribe.
… (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and advanced activities of daily living (AADLs). Two commonly used indices are the Katz index for ADLs and the Lawton scale for IADLs AADLS are …
…basic activities of daily living (BADLs), instrumental or intermediate activities of daily living (IADLs), and advanced activities of daily living (AADLs). BADLs refer to self-care tasks which include: Bathing; …
…sensitive to change . Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scales attempt to bridge the gap between disability and handicap. Combining basic scales such as the BI or FIM with IADL assessments may provide …
…observed changes in the patient memory, orientation, judgment, and performance of instrumental activities of daily living. The full version of the IQCODE includes 26 items , but a shorter version has subsequently…
…of an evaluation of functional status (Activities of Daily Living [ADLs] and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [IADL]), cognition (Mini-Mental State Exam [MMSE]), and psychological state (Geriatric …
English Journal
Differences in self-awareness of functional deficits between amnestic single- and multidomain mild cognitive impairment.
Steward KA, Bull TP, Wadley VG.
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology. 2019 Jul;41(5)544-553.
Prior research examining self-awareness of deficits in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been inconsistent, suggesting that preservation of insight at this disease stage may be conditional on the domain(s) examined as well as individual characteristics. The current study is the first to
Verbal test of practical judgment (VPJ): a new test of judgment that predicts functional skills for older adults.
Mansbach WE, Mace RA, Tanner MA, Schindler F.
Aging & mental health. 2019 Jun;23(6)718-726.
The clinical assessment of older adults' judgment is important for mitigating safety risks that often precipitate loss of independence. Our national survey of geriatric healthcare providers (N = 496; M years of experience = 17.11 ± 10.60) indicated that formal judgment tests are underutilized in
Psychometric validation of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation in older adults with cognitive impairments.
Ho RTH, Fong TCT, Hon T, Chan WC, Kwan JSK, Chiu PKC, Lam LCW.
Aging & mental health. 2019 Jun;23(6)711-717.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to an early but abnormal state of cognitive impairment with minimal functional impairment. The present study aimed to evaluate the validity of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME) as a measure of episodic memory function. The study sample included 204 Chinese o
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) & Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) are key life tasks that seniors must manage to be safe & independent. ... Professionals who work in aging often want to know whether an older person ...
INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE (IADL) M.P. Lawton & E.M. Brody A. Ability to use telephone 1. Operates telephone on own initiative; looks up and dials numbers, etc. 2. Dials a few well-known numbers 3.
instrumental activities of daily living A series of life functions necessary for maintaining a person's immediate environment–eg, obtaining food, cooking, laundering, housecleaning, managing one's medications, phone use; IADL ...