Activities of Daily Living

Buchbeitrag

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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: In: Encyclopedia of Family Studies ; Year: 2016 ; Pages: 22-25 ; Ed(s).: Shehan, C. L. ; ISBN: 9781119085621 ; Hoboken: Wiley

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Health: General
• Subject: aging ; health ; disability ; disease ; health care ; sociology of health, aging, and medicine

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Klimczuk, Andrzej
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Wiley ; ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Hoboken
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs143
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/230293
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET