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Assessment tools to evaluate Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) in older adults: A systematic review

Year: 2020

Type: review

Abstract: ↑What is "already known" in this topic: Assessment tools for evaluating Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) are very important.These instruments are developed in especial context and especial community.Given the increase in the number of the ageing population, it is important to identify the barriers and performance problems of this community by these tools.→What this article adds: This artic introduces 8 assessment tools for assessing ADL and 5 assessment tools for IADL of elderly people.These tools were not specific to Iranian culture and were not designed in Iran.Therefore, it is better to have a step towards developing a suitable tool for assessing ADL and IADLs in Iranian elderly.

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

DOI: 10.47176/mjiri.34.33

Authors: Marzieh Pashmdarfard, Akram Azad

Institution: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Aging, Health, and Disability

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4246060892