ADL's

Question 1

What does ADL’s stand for?

Answer 1

Activities of Daily Living
Also known as BADLs (Basic activities of daily living)
Also known as PADLs (Personal activities of daily living)

Question 2

Bathing, showering

Answer 2

Obtaining and using supplies; soaping, rinsing, and drying body parts; maintaining bathing position; and transferring to and from bathing positions.

Question 3

Bowel and Bladder management

Answer 3

Includes completing intentional control of bowel movements and urinary bladder and, if necessary, using equipment or agents for bladder control.

Question 4

Dressing

Answer 4

Selecting clothing and accessories appropriate to time of day, weather, and occasion; obtaining clothing from storage area; dressing and undressing in a sequential fashion; fastening and adjusting clothing and shoes; and applying and removing personal devices, prostheses, or orthoses. ADL

Question 5

Eating

Answer 5

The ability to keep and manipulate food or fluid in the mouth and swallow it; eating and swallowing are often used interchangeably.

ADL

Question 6

Feeding

Answer 6

The process of setting up, arranging, and bringing food [or fluid] from the plate or cup to the mouth; sometimes called self-feeding.

ADL

Question 7

Functional mobility

Answer 7

Moving from one position or place to another (during performance of everyday activities), such as in-bed mobility, wheelchair mobility, and transfers (e.g., wheelchair, bed, car, tub, toilet, tub/shower, chair, floor). Includes functional ambulation and transporting objects.

ADL

Question 8

Personal device care

Answer 8

Using, cleaning, and maintaining personal care items, such as hearing aids, contact lenses, glasses, orthotics, prosthetics, adaptive equipment, and contraceptive and sexual devices.

Question 9

Sexual activity

Answer 9

Engaging in activities that result in sexual satisfaction.

ADL

Question 10

Toilet hygiene

Answer 10

Obtaining and using supplies; clothing management; maintaining toileting position; cleaning body; and caring for menstrual and continence needs (including catheters, colostomies, and suppository management).

ADL

Question 11

IADLs

Answer 11

Instrumental activities of daily living

Activities to support daily life within the home and community that often require more complex interactions than self-care used in ADL

Question 12

Care of others

Answer 12

Including selecting and supervising caregivers

Arranging, supervising, or providing the care for others.

Question 13

Care of pets

Answer 13

Arranging, supervising, or providing the care for pets and service animals.

IADLs

Question 14

Child rearing

Answer 14

Providing the care and supervision to support the developmental needs of a child.

Question 15

Communication management

Answer 15

IADL

Sending, receiving, and interpreting information using a variety of systems and equipment, including writing tools, telephones, typewriters, audiovisual recorders, computers, communication boards, call lights, emergency systems, braille writers, telecommunication devices for the deaf, augmentative communication systems, and personal digital assistants.

Question 16

Community mobility

Answer 16

Moving around in the community and using public or private transportation, such as driving, walking, bicycling, or accessing and riding in buses, taxi cabs, or other transportation systems.

Question 17

Financial management

Answer 17

Using fiscal resources, including alternate methods of financial transaction and planning and using finances with long-term and short-term goals.

Question 18

Health management and maintenance

Answer 18

Developing, managing, and maintaining routines for health and wellness promotion, such as physical fitness, nutrition, decreasing health risk behaviors, and medication routines.

Question 19

Home establishment and management

Answer 19

Obtaining and maintaining personal and household possessions and environment (e.g. home, yard, garden, appliances, vehicles), including maintaining and repairing personal possessions (clothing and household items) and knowing how to seek help or whom to contact.

Question 20

Meal preparation and cleanup

Answer 20

Planning, preparing, and serving well-balanced, nutritional mmeals and cleaning up food and utensils after meals.

Question 21

Religious observance

Answer 21

Participating in religion, “an organized system of beliefs, practices, rituals, and symbols designed to facilitate closeness to the sacred or transcendent”

Question 22

Safety and emergency maintenance

Answer 22

Knowing and performing preventive procedures to maintain a safe environment as well as recognizing sudden, unexpected hazardous situations and initiating emergency action to reduce the threat to health and safety.

Question 23

Shopping

Answer 23

Preparing shopping lists (grocery and other); selecting, prchasing, and transporting items; selecting method of payment; and completing money transactions.