ADL by Dr. Sachi mevada (Masters in Physiotherapy of Cardio-pulmonary disorders )

Activities of daily living

1. ADL
BY DR. SACHI MEVADA
ACTIVITES OF DAILY LIVING

2. what is a
ADL?
Tasks are usually grouped into
functional categories.
ADL refers to those daily living
skills which necessary for adult to
manage life.

3. Importance of
ADL
A person's ability or inability to perform ADLs is
an indicator of such aspects as functional
ability, fall risk, degree of dependence on
caretakers, safety, and quality of life.
Many aspects such as declines in physical
ability, function, and mental status all affect an
individual's ability to complete daily tasks.

4. Types of ADLs
Basic ADLs
these are the basic self-care
tasks.
Instrumental ADLs
require more complex thinking skills,
including organizational skills.

5. Grooming skills as
oral hygiene
showering or bathing
dressing,
Toilet hygiene,
Feeding
Personal device care
Basic
ADLs

6. Basic ADLs

7. Money managements,
Functional
communication,
Socialization,
Functional &
Community mobility,
Health maintanance
Instru
-mental
ADLs

8. Instrumental ADLs

9. Role of US
it is important to measure the functional capacity of
adults and assess the degree of impairment in their
activities of daily living.
Physiotherapy will help to reducing the risk of falls,
improving physical ability, increasing handgrip
strength, and improving subjective parameters such
as pain intensity, self-reported well-being, and
mobility.

10. Outcome
measures
Assessment of ADL and IADL function and
independence is helps to identify areas of
need, as well as assess the effectiveness of
interventions and quantify the level of
disability.

11. Basic ADLs
Barthel Index
Katz Index of Independence in
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Functional Independence Measure
(FIM).
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Profile.
Australian Therapy Outcome Measures
(AusTOMs).
Self-Assessment Parkinson's disease
Disability Scale (SPDDS)

12. IADLs
Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)
Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Profile
Instrumental
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily
Living Scale
Performance Assessment of Self-care
Skills (PASS)
Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS)

13. Thank
you!