ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Specialty Definition: ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Domain	Definition
Health	The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, eating, etc., in rehabilitation. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Activities of daily living

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Activities of daily living (ADL), is a way to describe the functional status of a person. It is a tool in the biopsychosocial model of medicine, and is useful for assessing the elderly, the mentally ill, those with chronic diseases, and others.

This is seen to include a number of components, though these are not strict rules.

There are systems (such as the Katz ADL scale) that seek to quantify these functions and obtain a numerical value. These systems are useful for the prioritising of care and resources.

Generally though, these should be seen as rough guidelines for the assessment of a patient's ability to care for themselves.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Activities of daily living."

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Crosswords: ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Specialty definitions using "ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING": Disabled Children, Disabled Persons ♦ Hearing Impaired Persons, Homes for the Aged ♦ Mentally Disabled Persons ♦ Residential Facilities ♦ Visually Impaired Persons. (references)

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Commercial Usage: ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Domain	Title
Books	Activities of Daily Living Manual: Group Activities and Written Exercises (Pmh 1502) (reference) Brain and Behavior: Assessing Cortical Dysfunction Through Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (reference) Critical Thinking for Activities of Daily Living and Communication (reference) Home Care of Stroke Survivors: Activities of Daily Living for Left and Right Stroke Patients: Ringbound (Aspen Patient Education Video Series) (reference) Living With Muscular Dystrophy: Illness Experience, Activities of Daily Living, Coping, Quality of Life & Rehabilitation (Comprehensive Summaries Of) (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Efforts now focus on preparing the child for the classroom, helping the child master activities of daily living, and maximizing the child's ability to communicate. (references)
		In one study, for example, those patients who were more depressed were less able to carry out the activities of daily living than patients who were less depressed. (references)
		In clinical trials involving more than 3,900 patients worldwide, the drug improved patients' ability to carry out activities of daily living, such as eating and dressing. (references)
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