SOCIAL QUESTIONS|health · SCIENCE|humanities|social sciences
- gnáthghníomhaíochtaí laethúla Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- ADLs | activities of daily living | activities of daily life
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- Definition basic tasks of everyday life, such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring Reference "Joshua M. Wiener, Raymond J. Hanley, Robert Clark and Joan F. Van Nostrand. ‘Measuring the Activities of Daily Living: Comparisons Across National Surveys’. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences (Vol. 45, No. 6, S229-237), http://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/measuring-activities-daily-living-comparisons-across-national-surveys [29.10.2015]"
- Comment When people are unable to perform these activities, they need help in order to cope, either from other human beings or mechanical devices or both. Although persons of all ages may have problems performing the ADLs, prevalence rates are much higher for the elderly than for the nonelderly. Within the elderly population, ADL prevalence rates rise steeply with advancing age and are especially high for persons aged 85 and over.The most often used measure of functional ability is the Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale. In this scale, the set of tasks assessed are bathing, dressing, transferring, using the toilet, continence, and eating. A theoretical basis for selecting these functions is that they represent milestones in the sociobiological development of self-care independence in children. Its original purpose was to differentiate physical functional abilities among rehabilitation and recuperating patients.Over the years, a number of other measures of physical dysfunction which cover tasks similar to the Katz ADL Scale have been introduced. There are more than 43 different published indexes that assess ADLs in both patients and populations. Most of these other measures of ADLs add some measure of mobility, such as walking, getting around inside, and getting around outside. In general, these indexes of functional disability have not been well evaluated for their validity or reliability.
- actes ordinaires de la vie
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- Definition actes nécessaires pour s'alimenter, s'habiller, etc.(besoins physiologiques) Reference Guide Neret pour les handicapés,Voc médico-social