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instrumental (intermediate) activities of daily living (iADL, Katz)
Complex activities required for independent living, such as using a telephone, home management, cooking, use of public transportation, shopping, taking medications or financial management.
The instrumental ADL score [3] is based on:
- using the telephone
- shopping
- food preparation
- housekeeping
- laundry
- transportation
- taking medication
- managing money
1 point for each; maximum of 8 points.
Related
basic activities of daily living (bADL, Katz)
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activities of daily living (ADL)
References
- nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/hstat/ahcpr/
- Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 408
- Sepulveda VA GRECC assessment guidelines