31 - Functional Ass of Older Adult

Question 1

Activities of daily living (ADLs)

Answer 1

are the everyday kind of things that people are required to do on a regular basis. The are considered necessary for self-care.

Eating/feeding
Bathing
Grooming
Dressing
Toileting
Walking
Using stairs
Transferring (example from bed to chair)

Question 2

Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

Answer 2

Functional activities that allow of independent community living

Shopping
Meal preparation
Housekeeping
Laundry
Managing finances
Taking medications
Using transportation

Question 3

Advanced activities of daily living (AADLs)

Answer 3

ivities and older adult will perform to participate as a part of a family, society or a community.

Self-care
Mobility
Work (paid or volunteer)
Recreational activities/hobbies
Socialization

Question 4

Elder abuse

Answer 4

is the act of harm/threaten to harm the welfare of an older adult by any act of commission or omission. Many types

Physical
Sexual
Emotional
Psychological
Abandonment
Neglect
Financial or material exploitation

Question 5

Polypharmacy

Answer 5

5 or more medications (but no standard definition)