B6.075 Prework 1: Functional Assessment

Question 1

functional status

Answer 1

interaction between daily behaviors needed to maintain life and one’s physical, cognitive and social functioning level

Question 2

what is necessary for life?

Answer 2

ball is life
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activities of daily living (ADLs)

Question 3

functional assessment

Answer 3

a means of obtaining data regarding a person’s ability to manage or perform ADLs

Question 4

applications of a functional assessment

Answer 4

helps answer: can a pt do what they want to do? is there any intervention that can overcome the obstacle?
done in addition to medical evaluation and diagnosis

Question 5

ADLs

Answer 5

DEATTH
dressing
eating
ambulating
transfers
toileting
hygiene

Question 6

IADLs

Answer 6

SHAFTTT
shopping
housekeeping
accounting
food prep
telephone
transportation
taking medication

Question 7

advanced ADLs

Answer 7

working / volunteering

recreational activities

Question 8

how is a functional assessment typically performed

Answer 8

smaller chunks
initial visit, patient completes tasks to establish a baseline, often with an inter-professional team
subsequent assessments done with change in function, new medical problem, etc.

Question 9

goals of functional assessment

Answer 9

optimize independence
improve health related quality of life
reduce or delay disability
reduce cost of care by prevention / reduction of serious injury
improve hospital outcomes
delay nursing home placement

Question 10

what to cover in a functional assessment

Answer 10

AGING GAMES
audiovisual
gait and mobility
insomnia
nutrition
GI

GU
ADLs, advance directives
mood and memory
environment, everyday activities
sexuality

Question 11

components of inter professional team

Answer 11

PT
OT
speech language path
pharm
social work
nursing