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ACTIVITIES DAILY LIVING SCALE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

A scale to score physical activity and its limitations, based on answers to simple questions about mobility, self-care, grooming, etc.

OBS

This test is widely used in geriatrics, rheumatology, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
CONT

La définition de la mobilité est mal établie dans la plupart des études. On a utilisé un vaste éventail d'indicateurs indirects de la mobilité, comme l'échelle des activités de la vie quotidienne (AVQ) de Katz, l'échelle d'évaluation de la démence de Blessed et l'échelle d'évaluation gériatrique de Stockton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sociología de la ancianidad
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
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