Chapter 32

Question 1

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Answer 1

Task that are necessary for self-care, such as feeding/eating, bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, and transferrring

Question 2

Advanced Activities of Daily Living

Answer 2

Activities that an older adult performs as a family member or as members of society or community, including occupational and recreational activities

Question 3

Caregiver Assessment

Answer 3

Assessment of the health and well-being of an individual’s caregiver

Question 4

Caregiver burden

Answer 4

The perceived strain by the person who cares for a older, chronically ill, or disabled person

Question 5

Domains of cognition

Answer 5

Domains included in mental status assessments, such as attention, memory, orientation, language, visuospatial skills, and higher cognitive functions

Question 6

Environmental

Answer 6

Assessment of an individual’s home environment and community system, including hazards in the home

Question 7

Functional Ability

Answer 7

The ability of a person to perform activities necessary to live in modern society; may include driving, using the telephone, or performing personal tasks such as bathing and toileting

Question 8

Functional Assessment

Answer 8

A systematic assessment that includes assessment of an individual’s activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and mobility

Question 9

Functional Status

Answer 9

A person’s actual performance of activities and tasks associated with current life roles

Question 10

Geriatric Assessment

Answer 10

Multidimensional assessment: physical, mental, functional, social, economic, pain, and environment assessment

Question 11

Home Care

Answer 11

Supportive services provided in the home: skilled nursing, primary care, therapy, social work, nutrition, ADL assistance

Question 12

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Answer 12

An instrument used to measure physical function in older adults and the chronically ill

Question 13

Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Answer 13

An instrument used to measure an individual’s ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living; may assist in assessing one’s ability to live independently

Question 14

Physical Performance Measures

Answer 14

Tests that measure balance, gait, motor coordination, and endurance

Question 15

Social Domain

Answer 15

The domain that focuses on an individual’s relationships within family, social groups, and the community

Question 16

Social Network

Answer 16

Informal supports accessed by older adults such as family members, and close friends, neighbors, church societies, neighborhoods, senior centers

Question 17

Spiritual Assessment

Answer 17

Assessment of an individual’s spiritual health