WHY: The assessment of functional status is critical when caring for older adults. Normal
changes due to aging, acute illness, worsening chronic illness, and hospitalization can …

WHY: The assessment of functional status is critical when caring for older adults. Normal
aging changes, acute illness, worsening chronic illness, and hospitalization can contribute …

WHY: The assessment of functional status is critical when caring for older adults. Normal
aging changes, acute illness, worsening chronic illness, and hospitalization can contribute …

Purpose: The original version of the Direct Assessment of Functional Status (DAFS), a
measure of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), was found to have a ceiling effect in …

The concept of formal or standardized tests for assessing function came to the fore in the
1960s. Katz et al. acknowledged the hierarchical nature of activities of daily living (ADL) …

Lawton and Brody's eight-item Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale is used
often with elderly patients but scored in several different ways. We scored the IADL with …

Instrumental Activities of daily living (IADL) Page 1 Instrumental Activities of daily living (IADL)
LAWTON & BRODY (1969) "Assessment of Older People: Self-Maintaining and Instrumental …

Background Activities of daily living (ADL) are often used as predictors of health and function
in older persons. This systematic review is part of a series initiated by the European Network …

Background. Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) exhibit strong predictive power for
the presence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. However, IADLs are often less …

Instructions: Circle the scoring point for the statement that most closely corresponds to the
patient's current functional ability for each task. The examiner should complete the scale …