A Critical Review of Scales of Activities of Daily Living Journal Articles

abstract

• Abstract Occupational therapists routinely perform activities of daily living (ADL) assessments. Although the literature contains many ADL scales, few sources summarize and review the measurement properties of such scales. In this paper, standard criteria are used to review scales of basic self-care. Each scale is critically appraised regarding its purpose, clinical utility, construction, standardization, reliability, and validity. Recommendations are made regarding the ADL scales that are most suitable for describing, predicting, or evaluating ADL function. This review is intended to help therapists in selecting the most appropriate ADL measure to use in their clinical practice.

authors

• Law, Mary Catherine
• Letts, Lori

status

• published 

publication date

• August 1, 1989

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• Activities of Daily Living (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Occupational Therapy (MeSH)
• Psychometrics (MeSH)
• Rehabilitation (Science Metrix)

published in

• American Journal of Occupational Therapy  Journal

keywords

• Activities of Daily Living
• Humans
• Occupational Therapy
• Psychometrics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5014/ajot.43.8.522

PubMed ID

• 2672821

start page

• 522

end page

• 528

volume

• 43

issue

• 8