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ADL scale

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ADL scale
Activity of daily living scale Clinical medicine Any of a number of instruments used to assess physical functions–eg, self-care, ambulation, food preparation, shopping, housekeeping, etc. See Barthel index, Framingham Disability scale, Instrumental ADL scale, Katz ADL scale, Kenny Self-Care scale, Performance test of ADL, Timed manual performance.


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The two scales are the Functional Independence scale (commonly referred to as the ADL scale because most of the items pertain to the construct of ADLs) and the Neurobehavioral scale.
The ADL scale measures locomotor and neurologic aspects of basic functioning and has been shown to predict an elderly person's need for various types of service.
 
 
 
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