Activities of Daily Living

Measurement of ability or inability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) is important to in describing the functional status of a person and then implementing an intervention. Evaluations of ADLs are mainly used in nursing and in rehabilitation of people with disabilities and the elderly. Measuring ability to perform ADLs is crucial for the management of healthcare in aging societies. It is important to understand differences between categories of ADLs and challenges in their evaluation that are connected to the roles of family members.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Klimczuk, Andrzej
Published in:	Encyclopedia of Family Studies. - Hoboken : Wiley, ISBN 9781119085621. - 2016, p. 22-25
Publisher:	Hoboken : Wiley Kiel, Hamburg : ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
Subject:	aging \| health \| disability \| disease \| health care \| sociology of health, aging, and medicine

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Book Part
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs143 [DOI] hdl:10419/230293 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:230293 [RePEc]
Classification:	I10 - Health. General
Source:	EconStor

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